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Committee vs Alliance - What's the difference?

committee | alliance |

As nouns the difference between committee and alliance

is that committee is a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols while alliance is (uncountable) the state of being allied.

As a verb alliance is

(obsolete) to connect or unite by alliance; to ally.

committee

English

Alternative forms

* (contraction)

Noun

(wikipedia committee) (en noun)
  • a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
  • (archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.
  • Derived terms

    * committeeman * committeeperson * committeewoman * subcommittee

    alliance

    English

    (alliance)

    Alternative forms

    * alliaunce

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being allied.
  • matrimonial alliances'''; an '''alliance between church and state, or between two countries
  • (countable) The act of allying or uniting.
  • (countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
  • (countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
  • * C. J. Smith
  • the alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel
  • * Mansel
  • the alliance between logic and metaphysics
  • (with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.
  • (Udall)

    Synonyms

    * (union by relationship in qualities) connection, affinity, union * (act of allying) union * (persons or parties allied) coalition, league, confederation, team (informal)

    Verb

    (allianc)
  • (obsolete) To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.
  • Anagrams

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