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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]]
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