bloc

Definition of bloc in English English dictionary: a group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc; a group of voters or politicians who share common goals; group with a shared purpose, as in: The measure was opposed by the farm bloc; a group of people with the same interest or goal (usually used to describe a voting bloc, a group of representatives intending to vote the same way); - short form or common name of the Bloc Québécois Its leader is Gilles Duceppe; a group of countries in special alliance; A bloc is a group of countries which have similar political aims and interests and that act together over some issues. the former Soviet bloc. the world's largest trading bloc. see also en bloc. a large group of people or countries with the same political aims, working together (; BLOCK); {i} coalition, group of people who have joined together for a common cause or purpose (political or otherwise)
Bloc Quebecois: Alternative spelling of Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois: A Canadian federal political party, with the goal of sovereignty for Quebec
Bloc National: Right-wing coalition that controlled the French government from 1919 to 1924. On a wave of nationalist sentiment at the end of World War I, the Bloc gained about 75% of the seats in the French Chamber of Deputies in the 1919 elections. The government tried to ensure French security against Germany through a strict enforcement of the Treaty of Versailles. Its leaders, including Raymond Poincare, supported the Ruhr occupation (1923) to force Germany to pay reparations. It gradually lost public support, and it was defeated in the 1924 elections
black bloc: an affinity group of individuals, that come together during some sort of protest or demonstration, and wear all black
en bloc: as a whole; in a mass; all together
Communist bloc: the Communist bloc the former Soviet Union and the countries of eastern Europe which had Communist governments and were under Soviet influence, especially between the end of World War II and about 1990
East bloc: the former name for the group of countries including the former Soviet Union and other eastern European countries with Communist governments, which had a close military and trade relationship bloc
Eastern bloc: another name for the East bloc
Heirut-Liberal Party Bloc: group of right-wing political parties that became the Likud party
Soviet bloc: a name for the former Soviet Union, together with the countries of Eastern Europe which it partly controlled, and other Communist countries that supported it, such as North Korea, Vietnam, and Cuba
blocs: plural of bloc
eastern bloc: former Soviet Union and its satellite countries, union of Communist countries
en bloc: all together, in one piece
en bloc: If a group of people do something en bloc, they do it all together and at the same time. If a group of people or things are considered en bloc, they are considered as a group, rather than separately. The selectors should resign en bloc Now the governors en bloc are demanding far more consultation and rights over contractual approval. = en masse. all together as a single unit, rather than separately
en bloc: all together; "the students turned out en masse"
en bloc: In a lump; as a whole; all together
inter-bloc clash: conflict between two or more coalitions
inter-bloc conflict: clash between two or more coalitions
regional bloc: regional political group, group of local countries
un bloc: in one piece, as one unit
western bloc: group of countries in western Europe and the United States

bloc

Turkish pronunciation

bläk

Synonyms

alliance, cabal, ring, faction, allied group, association, confederation, league

Pronunciation

/ˈbläk/ /ˈblɑːk/

Etymology

[ 'bläk ] (noun.) 1903. From French bloc (“group, block”), from Middle French bloc (“a considerable piece of something heavy, block”), from Old French bloc (“log, block”), of Germanic origin, from Middle Dutch blok (“treetrunk”), from Old Saxon *blok (“log”), from Proto-Germanic *bluk(k)an (“beam, log”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhulg'-, from *bhelg'- (“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate with Old High German bloh, bloc (German Block, “block”), Old English bolca (“gangway of a ship, plank”), Old Norse bǫlkr (Norwegian bolk, “divider, partition”). More at balk.

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