| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NATO | Alliance of states. |
| confederacy | A league or alliance, esp. of confederate states |
| confederacies | A league or alliance, esp. of confederate states |
| confederated | Bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance |
| confederating | Bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance |
| coalitions | An alliance for combined action, esp. a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states |
| alliance | bond or connection between families, states, parties, or individuals a closer alliance between government and industry |
