bloc

Meaning

1. A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
2. A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union.

Synonyms

coalition

group

alliance

organization

axis

faction

combination

cartel

centerline

clique

combine

conglomerate

conspiracy

corporation

covey

crowd

federation

gang

grouping

idea

💡

intellection

keynote

league

monopoly

motif

pack

party

🥳

squad

staff

team

theme

thought

💭

troop

union

community

organisation

assemblage

association

bevy

block

cabal

camp

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blɒk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French bloc (“group, block”), ultimately of Old Dutch origin, from Frankish or Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”). Doublet of block.