Noun

• S: (n) alliance, confederation (the state of being allied or confederated)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) coalition, fusion (the state of being combined into one body)
• S: (n) union, unification (the state of being joined or united or linked) "there is strength in union"
• S: (n) state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes) "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) confederation, confederacy, federation (a union of political organizations)
• S: (n) confederation, alliance (the act of forming an alliance or confederation)