Thesaurus results for BLOC

bloc

noun

ˈbläk

Definition of bloc

as in faction

a group of people acting together within a larger group a whole bloc of students got together to complain

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as in coalition

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

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Recent Examples of bloc None of the traditional parties or blocs won sufficient votes to form a national government in New Zealand or Israel, or to administer most major municipalities in South Africa. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026 That gives the bloc’s standards outsized importance for producers. — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2026 However, the left bloc held only 57 seats before the historically left-leaning special votes were counted. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026 National’s coalition partners, ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First, were projected to win 13 and 12 seats respectively, giving the center-right bloc 67 seats of a 66 majority. — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloc

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Noun

Somebody who can bring Republicans and Democrats together, somebody who can bring the various factions of the Democratic Party together, somebody with fresh ideas.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2026
During the consultations, factions totaling 67 members of the Israeli parliament supported Eisenkot, and a bloc of 46 members supported Netanyahu, who leads the Likud party, according to the president's office.

— Jamie Dorrington, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of faction

Noun

Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.

— AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
And an international coalition of artists, including Coldplay, stepped up to support the band.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

At the Eckhaus Latta party, there was also a guest appearance by mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman, dressed up as a cat.

— Meka Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Regardless, Republican Sam Matthews, an at-times independent voter who dropped into the Ohio GOP bus tour launch party in Strongsville, remained adamant Democrats continued to be too extreme for most of the electorate.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of party

Noun

But Oliva, with the homelessness alliance, said programs that get people off the street without preconditions were a big part of the latest declines, especially among veterans.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to Fox Nation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

In an effort to win over those voters, Matsui attacked Vang for appearing on left-wing streamer Hasan Piker’s platform and fundraising with him.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Tenacity brings cargo back Dream Chaser’s first spacecraft, Tenacity, combines a lifting-body design with folding wings.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of wing

Noun

Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of confederacy

Noun

Using the textured side of a meat mallet, gently pound the meat until it’s slightly flattened, creating indentations all over the surface.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
The pickup truck was traveling west on Victory Avenue and making a right turn onto northbound Stockton Boulevard when the driver felt an impact on the right side of the truck, CHP Officer Michael Harper of the South Sacramento office said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of side

Noun

Before the strike action, the government had been negotiating with unions -- a familiar scenario in French politics -- in hopes of limiting the protest movement, which has resulted in France's most violent civil unrest in years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
In keeping with historical precedent, the union nuked that offer.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of union

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