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.

Translations

Frequency

24k
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.

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