Alliance 68633 223084506 2008-07-02T14:24:25Z Da monster under your bed 2040962 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.116.80.23|76.116.80.23]] ([[User talk:76.116.80.23|talk]]) to last version by Love Krittaya {{mergefrom|Political alliance|Talk:Alliance#Merger proposal|date=August 2007}} {{wiktionarypar|Alliance}} {{tocright}} An '''alliance''' is an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. The [[Anglo-Portuguese Alliance]] between [[England]] (succeeded by the [[United Kingdom]]) and [[Portugal]] is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force. It was signed in 1373. An alliance may refer to: ==Politics== * [[Alberta Alliance Party]], right wing political party in Alberta, Canada * ''Alliance'', the former name of the [[Barisan Nasional]] in Malaysia * [[Alliance (Iceland)]], political party in Iceland * [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)]], left-wing political party in New Zealand politics * [[Alliance 90]], an alliance of 3 opposition groups in East Germany * [[Alliance for Chile]], a political coalition that includes Chiles two rightwing parties RN and UDI * [[Alliance for Sweden]], an electoral and governing (since September 2006) political coalition between the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and Christian Democrats * [[Alliance for the planet]] (L’Alliance pour la planète) * [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland]], political party operating in Northern Ireland * [[Canadian Alliance]], Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003 * [[Fijian Alliance]], a former political party in Fiji * [[Melanesian Alliance Party]], a political party in Papua New Guinea * [[People's Alliance for Democracy]], a long-term protest in Thailand which aims to regain the true democracy of Thai people from the effects of [[Thaksinocracy]], which lasts for many years. * [[People's Alliance Party]], a political party in the Solomon Islands * [[ProLife Alliance]], a political party in the United Kingdom * [[SDP-Liberal Alliance]], electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom that operated from 1981 to 1988 * The Alliance, the predecessor of the [[Barisan Nasional]] political coalition in Malaysia. * [[The Alliance (Hong Kong)]], political group in Hong Kong * [[Tongmenghui]] (or "Revolutionary Alliance"), a Chinese underground resistance movement which operated in Japan from 1905 to 1912 * [[United Iraqi Alliance]], a political coalition in Iraq * [[United People Alliance]], electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and the Portuguese Democratic Movement or MDP * [[National Alliance (disambiguation)]], several political parties * [[National Democratic Alliance]], several political parties * [[New Alliance Party (disambiguation)]], several political parties ==Business== *[[Alliance (1904 automobile)]], an early German automobile *[[Alliance (1905 automobile)]], an early French automobile *[[Alliance Air]], a low-cost carrier based in Delhi, India *[[Alliance Airlines]], a charter airline based in Brisbane, Australia *[[Alliance Atlantis]], a Toronto-based media company *[[Alliance Entertainment]], an independent distributor of music, movies, and game software *[[Alliance Records]], a record label *[[Alliance Semiconductor]], an electronic chip maker in Santa Clara, California *[[Alliance & Leicester]], a British bank *[[AutoAlliance]], joint-venture automobile plants of [[Ford Motor Company]] and [[Mazda]] *[[Business alliance]], an agreement between businesses ==Geography== ===United States=== *[[Alliance, Indiana]] *[[Alliance, Nebraska]] *[[Alliance, North Carolina]] *[[Alliance, Ohio]] *[[Alliance Township, Minnesota]] ===Other=== *[[Alliance, Suriname]] *[[Alliance, Ashok Thakur]] ==Surname== *[[David Alliance, Baron Alliance]], a British businessman and Liberal Democrat politician ==Fiction== *[[Alliance of Twelve]] from the ''Alias'' TV series *'''The Alliance''', a military, cultural, and economic alliance between Humans, Night Elves, Gnomes, Dwarves and Draenei in the MMORPG [[World of Warcraft]]. *[[Anglo-Sino Alliance]], powerful government and law-enforcement organization that controls a large sector of colonized "core planets" in the ''Firefly'' television series *[[Earth Alliance (Babylon 5)]], fictional alliance of the countries of Earth in the television series ''Babylon 5'' *[[Earth Alliance (Gundam)]], a military alliance that controls most of the Earth in the Japanese anime TV series ''Gundam Seed'' *[[Ferengi Alliance]], fictional extraterrestrial race from the ''Star Trek'' universe *[[Rebel Alliance]], interstellar political resistance force formed in direct military opposition to the Galactic Empire in the fictional Star Wars universe *[[United Alliance of Evil]] from the ''Power Rangers'' TV series ==Other fields== *[[Alliance (Bible)]], Torah event *[[Christian and Missionary Alliance]], an evangelical Christian denomination *[[The Alliance (professional wrestling)]], professional wrestling faction which ostensibly consisted of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling *[[The Alliance (dancehall)]], a group of dancehall artists founded by Bounty Killer *[[The Alliance (The Office episode)]], an episode of the television series ''The Office'' *[[Alliance To End Hulkamania]], professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling *In taxonomy, a division between [[subtribe]] and [[genus]] *[[Military alliance]], an agreement between two, or more, countries *The [[Alliance Theatre Company]], based in Atlanta, Georgia *The [[PC Gaming Alliance]], a non-profit organisation aimed at promoting PC gaming ==See also== *[[Alliances]] *[[Confederacy (disambiguation)]] *[[Northern Alliance]] *[[Unholy Alliance]] {{disambig}} [[ar:حلف]] [[cs:Spojenci]] [[da:Allierede]] [[de:Alliance]] [[es:Alianza]] [[fr:Alliance]] [[gl:Aliados]] [[lv:Sabiedrotie]] [[nl:Geallieerden]] [[ja:同盟]] [[no:De allierte]] [[nn:Allierte]] [[pl:Alliance]] [[pt:Aliança]] [[ru:Альянс]] [[th:พันธมิตร]] [[vi:Đồng minh]] [[zh:同盟国]]