alliance vs connection

connection vs alliance

alliance and connection both are nouns.

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

As nouns, connection is a hypernym of alliance; that is, connection is a word with a broader meaning than alliance:

alliance: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
connection: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

Other hypernyms of alliance include connectedness, connexion.

alliance (noun)	connection (noun)
the act of forming an alliance or confederation	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim	shifting from one form of transportation to another
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty	an instrumentality that connects
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
the state of being allied or confederated	a supplier (especially of narcotics)
	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape
	the state of being connected

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