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- noun Plural form of
ally . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
- noun an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
- noun the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
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Examples
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For the risk that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
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For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
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For the risk that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
Think Progress » Bush Resurrects False Claim That Congress Had “Same Intelligence” On Iraq
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For the risk that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
Think Progress » Phase II Report Being Stonewalled, Senators Charge
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For the risk that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
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For the risk that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
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"The military option taken by Kabila and what he calls allies is a very unfortunate stance because it directly supports genocide."
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Our partnership and that of our allies is the hope of all peoples who yearn for freedom.
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The very essence of the claim made by ourselves and our allies is our denial of the right of force alone to control the destinies of the world.
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The A.I. for your allies is not that good as they need reviving A LOT.
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