combination vs alliance

alliance vs combination

combination and alliance both are nouns.

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

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

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)
alliance: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

Other hypernyms of combination include alignment, alinement, coalition.

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

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