Alignment (Noun)
Meaning 1
An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The six countries in the regional alliance worked on strengthening their military alignment to better respond to external threats.
- The company's new product line was seen as a major blow to the alignment of industry rivals, forcing them to reevaluate their market strategies.
- In a rare display of international cooperation, the alignment of the two superpowers prevented a global economic crisis from unfolding.
- A new era of peace dawned on the continent as the alignment of former adversaries gave way to a lasting peace treaty.
- Critics argued that the alignment of the major player's interests with those of the ruling elite was a recipe for disaster and corruption.
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Hyponyms
- Northern Alliance
- Combination
- Bloc
- Entente Cordiale
- Entente
- Axis
- World Organisation
- Popular Front
- Central Powers
- International Organisation
- United Front
- Allies
- Global Organization
- World Organization
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Meaning 2
The spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
The act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.