All 6 Uses of
alliance
in
1984 by Orwell
- At this moment, for example, in 1984 (if it was 1984), Oceania was at war with Eurasia and in alliance with Eastasia.
p. 34..1 *alliance = an association formed to support common interests
- Actually, as Winston well knew, it was only four years since Oceania had been at war with Eastasia and in alliance with Eurasia.
p. 34..2
- The Party said that Oceania had never been in alliance with Eurasia.
p. 34..7
- He, Winston Smith, knew that Oceania had been in alliance with Eurasia as short a time as four years ago.
p. 34..7
- Although no directive was ever issued, it was known that the chiefs of the Department intended that within one week no reference to the war with Eurasia, or the alliance with Eastasia, should remain in existence anywhere.
p. 182..5alliance = association formed to support common interests
- We were in alliance with them.
p. 246..5
Definition:
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(alliance) an association formed to support common interests