alliance An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or sovereign state, states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an a ...

is usually an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. Alliance, Alliances or The Alliance may also refer to:

Places

United States

* Alliance, California, a former unincorporated community * Alliance, Indiana, an unincorporated town *

Alliance, Nebraska Alliance is a city in and the county seat of Box Butte County, Nebraska, Box Butte County, in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. Its population was 8,151 at the 2020 census. Alliance is ho ...

, a city * Alliance, North Carolina, a town *

Alliance, Ohio Alliance is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It was established in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities and was a manufacturing and railroad hub in t ...

, a city ** Alliance station, an Amtrak station *

Alliance, Texas Alliance is a planned community located within Denton and Tarrant counties, Texas, United States. It includes parts of the cities of Haslet, Fort Worth, Westlake, Northlake, Denton, and Roanoke. It is developed by Hillwood, a Henry Ros ...

, a planned community * Alliance Township, Clay County, Minnesota

Elsewhere

Alliance, Alberta Alliance is a village in central Alberta, Canada. Established as a station on a Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) line in 1916, Alliance became a village in 1918. It is located on Highway 602, approximately east of Red Deer. The village is eas ...

, Canada, a village * Alliance, Suriname, a town

In politics

Electoral alliance An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections. E ...

, an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections *

Canadian Alliance The Canadian Alliance (), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (), was a centre-right to right-wing federal political party in Canada that existed under that name from 2000 to 2003. The Canadian Alliance was the new name of the ...

, a defunct political party *

Alliance (Chile) The Alliance (), previously known as Alliance for Chile (), is a coalition of centre-right to right-wing Chilean political parties. The Alliance was replaced between 2009 and 2012 by the Coalition for Change and since 2015 by Chile Vamos. It ...

, a coalition of right-wing parties *

Alliance Party (Fiji) The Alliance Party, was the ruling political party in Fiji from 1966 to 1987. Founded in the early 1960s, its leader was Kamisese Mara, the founding father of the modern Fijian nation. Widely seen as the political vehicle of the traditional Fi ...

, the ruling party in Fiji from 1966 to 1987, now dissolved *The

Alliance for Workers' Liberty The Alliance for Workers' Liberty (AWL), also known as Workers' Liberty, is a Trotskyist group in Britain and Australia, which has been identified with the theorist Sean Matgamna throughout its history. It publishes the newspaper ''Solidarity''. ...

, a Third Camp Trotskyist organisation in Britain *

The Alliance (France) The Alliance (''L'Alliance'') or Republican, Ecologist and Social Alliance (''L'Alliance républicaine, écologique et sociale'', ARES), often referred as "Confederation of the Centres" (''Confédération des Centres''), was a centrist, liberal, e ...

, a centrist, liberal, ecologist, and social-liberal coalition from 2011 to 2012 *

The Alliance (Hong Kong) Professional Forum (), formerly known as the Breakfast Group () and The Alliance (), was a loose political group of the independent politicians in the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. In October 2012, the group formed the Business and Profession ...

Alliance Party (Malaysia) The Alliance Party () was a political coalition in Malaysia. The Alliance Party, whose membership comprised United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), was formally regis ...

, a coalition from 1953 to 1975 *Alliance (Netherlands), a party *

Alliance (New Zealand political party) The Alliance was a Left-wing politics, left-wing List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand. It was formed at the end of 1991 by the linking of four smaller parties. The Alliance positioned itself as a democratic s ...

, a left-wing party *

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), or simply Alliance, is a liberal and centrist political party in Northern Ireland. Following the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, it was the third-largest party in the Northern Ireland ...

Alliance (Poland) The Agreement (), formally known as Jarosław Gowin's Agreement (), is a centre-right political party in Poland. It was founded in November 2017, led by the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław ...

, a party *

Alliance (Portugal) Alliance () was a List of political parties in Portugal, political party in Portugal founded by former Prime Minister of Portugal, Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes, following his departure from the Social Democratic Party (Portugal), PSD. It ...

, a party *

Alliance (Saint Martin) The Alliance is a political party in Saint Martin, led by Dominique Riboud. It won in the 1 July and 8 July 2007 Territorial Council elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individu ...

, a party *

Alliance (Slovak political party) The Hungarian Alliance (; , Szövetség–Aliancia) is a List of political parties in Slovakia, political party in Slovakia for the Hungarian people, ethnic Hungarian Hungarians in Slovakia, minority, previously known simply as the "Alliance", it ...

, a party *

Alliance (Sweden) The Alliance (, from 2004-10 the ''Alliance for Sweden,'' ), was a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal-conservative political alliance in Sweden. The Alliance consisted of the four centre-right list of political parties in Sweden, politic ...

, an alliance of four centre-right parties in the Riksdag *

SDP–Liberal Alliance The SDP–Liberal Alliance was a centrist and social liberal political alliance, political and electoral alliance in the United Kingdom. Formed by the Social Democratic Party (UK), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party (UK), Libera ...

, an alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party

Businesses

Alliance Films Alliance Films (formerly Alliance Entertainment, Alliance Communications, Alliance Atlantis Releasing Ltd, Motion Picture Distribution LP; and also known as Alliance Vivafilm in Quebec; or simply Alliance) was a Canadian motion picture distributi ...

, a Canadian former motion picture distribution/production company *

Alliance Game Distributors Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is an American comic book distributor serving retailers in North America and worldwide. It transports comic books and graphic novels, as well as other popu ...

, a North American distributor of RPGs, board-games and card games *

Alliance Group Alliance Group Limited, a cooperative originally named Alliance Freezing Company (Southland) Limited, operates freezing works at seven sites in New Zealand and exports grass-fed meat and by-products to Europe, North America, as well as Asia incl ...

, a New Zealand sheep meat producer based in Invercargill *

Alliance Healthcare Alliance Healthcare, formerly Alliance UniChem, is a wholesaler, distributor and retailer of pharmaceutical, surgical, medical, and healthcare products throughout Europe. The company supplies more than 110,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres ...

, a European wholesaler, distributor and retailer of pharmaceutical, surgical, medical and healthcare products *

Alliance Semiconductor Alliance Semiconductor Corporation was an American semiconductor company active from 1985 to 2006 and originally based in San Jose, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and static ...

, an American former semiconductor company * Alliance Tire Company, a tire manufacturing company based in Hadera, Israel *

Alliance Trust Alliance Witan plc, formerly Alliance Trust plc, is a publicly traded investment and financial services company, established in 1888 and headquartered in Dundee, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE ...

plc, a publicly traded investment and financial services company headquartered in Dundee, Scotland

Aviation

Airline alliance An airline alliance is an aviation industry arrangement between two or more airlines agreeing to cooperate on a substantial level. Alliances may provide marketing branding to facilitate travelers making inter-airline codeshare agreement, codeshare ...

A group of airlines that work together cooperatively *

Alliance Air (India) Alliance Air (formerly Air India Regional), presently owned by the Government of India (GoI) as the Designated Indian Flag Carrier, mainly operates domestic routes as part of the government's Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN). , Alliance A ...

, former name of Air India Regional, an airline * Alliance Air (Uganda), an airline from 1995 to 2000 *

Alliance Airlines Alliance Airlines Pty Limited is an Australian airline based at Brisbane Airport in Brisbane, Queensland, with operational bases in Adelaide Airport, Adelaide, Cairns Airport, Cairns, Perth Airport, Perth, Townsville Airport, Townsville, Darwi ...

, an Australian charter airline

Ships

* HMS ''Alliance'', three ships * USS ''Alliance'', two ships * NRV ''Alliance'', a research vessel of the

Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation Previously known as NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) is a scientific research and experimentation NATO facility that organises and conducts scientific research and technology develo ...

Automobiles

* Alliance (1904 automobile), an early German automobile *

Alliance (1905 automobile) The Alliance was a short-lived French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1905 to 1908. Also known as the Aiglon, the marque had a similar radiator A radiator is a heat exchanger used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another fo ...

, an early French automobile *

Renault Alliance The Renault Alliance was a front-wheel drive, front-engine Subcompact car, subcompact automobile manufactured and marketed in North America by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for model years 1983–1987. The Alliance and its subsequent hatchb ...

, a subcompact manufactured from 1983 to 1987 for North America

In arts and entertainment

Alliance

* Alliance, a nation in the science fiction

Alliance–Union universe The Alliance–Union universe is a fictional universe created by American writer C. J. Cherryh. It is the setting for a future history series extending from the 21st century into the far future. To date, the corpus of the Alliance–Union univ ...

of C. J. Cherryh *''Alliance'', a 1990 science fiction novel by Jerry Oltion in the ''

Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens is a series of science fiction novels written by various authors and loosely connected to Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. It was originally published by Ace Books. The plot deals with the Three Laws and encount ...

'' series * The Alliance, nickname for the

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is the Australian trade union and professional organisation which covers the media, entertainment, sports and arts industries. Its Musicians section consists of the SOMA (Symphony Orchestra Musi ...

, Australian professional association *

The Alliance (band) The Alliance is a group of dancehall deejays. Founded by Bounty Killer, the Alliance includes long-time collaborators like Angel Doolas and protégés like Elephant Man. Because of their high profile, some worried that the Alliance was establish ...

, a group of dancehall artists founded by Bounty Killer *

Alliance (DC Comics) The Alliance is a group of comic book extraterrestrials published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''JLA/Haven: The Arrival'' #1 (January 2002), and were created by Ashley-Jayne Nicolaus, Matthew P. Schuster, and Ariel Olivetti. Publication ...

, a fictional organization of alien freedom fighters *

Alliance (esports) Alliance is a professional gaming and esports organization based in Sweden that was formed in April 2013. In December 2016, the organisation announced that it had become player-owned after parting with its parent organisation, GoodGame agenc ...

, a Swedish esports organization * Alliance (Firefly), a fictional government in the Serenity franchise *

Alliance (sculpture) ''Alliance'' is a sculpture in the centre of Cardiff, Wales, created by Paris installation artist Jean-Bernard Metais. It consists of a large, partly enamelled, stainless steel arrow, and a hoop that glows in the dark. It was financed by the ...

, in the centre of Cardiff, Wales * "The Alliance" (''Modern Family'') * "The Alliance" (''The Office'') *

Alliance Theatre The Alliance Theatre is a theater company in Atlanta, Georgia. It is part of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center. The company, originally the Atlanta Municipal Theatre, staged its first production (''King Arthur'') at the Alliance in 1968. The ...

, a theater company in Atlanta, Georgia * The Alliance (Warcraft), an alliance in ''World of Warcraft''

Alliances

*''Alliances'', an expansion for the trading card game ''Magic: The Gathering'' from the Ice Age block * "Alliances" (Star Trek: Voyager), a 1996 episode in the TV series ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * ''Alliances'' (novel), a ''Dragonlance'' book by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya C. Cook * ''Alliances'' (The Wire), a 2006 episode of ''The Wire'' * '' Stargate SG-1: Alliances'', a 2006 novel by Karen Miller

Schools

Alliance University Alliance University is a private university in Karnataka, India. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in business, engineering, technology, liberal arts, applied mathematics, commerce, and law under the aeg ...

, Bangalore, India, a private university established in 2010 *

Alliance College Alliance College was an independent, liberal arts college located in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, offering a special program in Polish and Slavic languages (i.e., Slavistics). It was originally an academy at the high school level. In the 192 ...

, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, an independent, liberal arts college which closed in 1987 * Alliance High School (disambiguation)

Sport

Alliance of American Football The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan area ...

, a professional American football league *

Alliance Jiu Jitsu Alliance is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu association. Alliance was founded by Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti and his students: Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, and Fernando Gurgel. Alliance Global headquarters is in Atla ...

, Brazilian jiu-jitsu association *

Alliance Sport Alsace The Alliance Sport Alsace, simply known as ASA, is a French professional basketball club based in Souffelweyersheim and Gries. Founded in 2021, the team plays in the LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level me ...

, French basketball team *

The Alliance (professional wrestling) An alliance is usually an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. Alliance, Alliances or The Alliance may also refer to: Places United States * Alliance, California, a former ...

, a professional wrestling faction *

Alliance United Alliance United Futbol Club is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Markham, Ontario, Markham and Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario. The club was founded in 2017 to compete in League1 Ontario. The clu ...

, a Canadian soccer team

Other uses

* Alliance (phytosociology), a unit of vegetation in phytosociology * Alliance Pipeline, a Canadian natural gas pipeline *

Alliance (taxonomy) An alliance is an informal grouping used in biological taxonomy. The term "alliance" is not a taxonomic rank defined in any of the nomenclature codes. It is used for any group of species, genera or tribes to which authors wish to refer, that hav ...

, an informal taxonomic grouping of species or genera that have at some time been considered similar *

David Alliance, Baron Alliance David Alliance, Baron Alliance, (, ; born 15 June 1932) is an Iran-born British people, British businessman and Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat politician. Personal David (originally Davoud) Alliance was born in Kashan, Imperial Sta ...

(born 1932), British businessman and Liberal Democrat politician

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