bloc

1 a group of people acting together within a larger group a whole bloc of students got together to complain Synonyms faction, block, body, coalition, party, sect, set, side, wingRelated Words splinter, split; crew, gang, pack, team; denomination, persuasion; schism, scission; caucus, movement

2 an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection the bloc that the United States and most of western Europe formed during the Cold War Synonyms alliance, axis, confederacy, block, coalition, combination, combine, confederation, federation, league, unionRelated Words cabal, conspiracy, junto; cartel, syndicate, trust; faction, front, fusion, side, wing; association, group, organization; affiliation, cooperative, partnership; circuit, conference