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Alliance

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An alliance is a treaty between nations, business partners or individuals, for their mutual advantage.

A military alliance is an agreement between two or more countries regarding mutual support in case of war.

A business alliance might be motivated by cost reduction and improved service for the customer, for example through code sharing, for instance airline alliances; many if not all large airlines participate in one or more business alliances.

There is a left-wing political party in New Zealand that is known simply as "the Alliance". Other parties, such as the Canadian Alliance, can also be referred to as "the Alliance".

In Malaysia, there once was a political coalition known simply as the Alliance, which is currently known as Barisan Nasional (National Front).

Alliance is also the name of a number of places in the United States of America.

and in Canada

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