Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- a group of legislators, usually of both major political parties, who vote together for some particular interest: the farm bloc.
- a group of nations that share common interests and usually act in concert in international affairs: the Soviet bloc.
noun
- a group of people or countries combined by a common interest or aimthe Soviet bloc
1903, in reference to alliances in Continental politics, from French bloc “group, block,” from Old French bloc “piece of wood” (see block (n.)).