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Alliance vs Conspiracy - What's the difference?

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Alliance is a related term of conspiracy.


As nouns the difference between alliance and conspiracy

is that alliance is (uncountable) the state of being allied while conspiracy is the act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.

As a verb alliance

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

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

    * * ----

    conspiracy

    Noun

    (conspiracies)
  • The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
  • (legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
  • A group of ravens.
  • (linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
  • Derived terms

    * conspiracy of silence * conspiracy theory