Thesaurus results for BLOCS

blocs

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plural of bloc

as in factions

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 coalitions

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 blocs His return to power would be a boost to Europe’s right-wing blocs. —

ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Vote counting has started in Colombian primaries that will produce three candidates — one each from the conservative, leftist and centrist blocs — who will go on to face hardline frontrunners Iván Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella in May’s presidential election. —

Oscar Medina, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026 Trade flowed between the two power blocs of the world. —

Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 However, after Democrats lost support among many key voting blocs in 2024, including young Americans, some in the party believe that engaging in competitive primaries and electing new Democrats can help show disaffected voters that the party is evolving. —

Elena Moore, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026 The nominees offer a mix that appeals to different voting blocs of the organization. —

Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026 The various political blocs will now meet to agree a list of candidates for President of Congress, for a legislative vote on Wednesday that will determine the next interim president. —

Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 Diasporas are often treated by media and policymakers as monolithic blocs — politically unified, ideologically coherent and ready to be mobilized for regime change. —

Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026 Democrats backslid with key voting blocs, including Black and Hispanic voters and younger voters, in 2024, though recent elections have shown the party starting to make up some of those losses. —

Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 4 Feb. 2026

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The government attempted to reconcile the hodgepodge of leftist ideologies and micro-factions through the testimony of Kyle Shideler, a director and senior analyst at the Center for Security Policy, a far-right think tank.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The Gulf states stressed that attacks launched from Iraqi territory by armed factions and proxies loyal to Iran were a particular grievance, and a breach of international law.

— Holly Ellyatt,Emma Graham, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026