alliance vs combination

combination vs alliance

alliance and combination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alliance	Yes	No	No	No
combination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, combination is a hyponym of alliance; that is, combination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alliance:

alliance: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
combination: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

Other hyponyms of alliance include allies, axis, bloc, Allies, Central Powers, Allies, Axis, entente, entente cordiale, popular front, global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization, Northern Alliance, United Front.

alliance (noun)	combination (noun)
the act of forming an alliance or confederation	the act of combining things to form a new whole
a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim	the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty	a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest	a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
the state of being allied or confederated	a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
	an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
	a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Difference between alliance and combination

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