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ally

n. a friendly nation

friend, confederate

n. an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"

ally

v. become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"

accessory, accomplice, accessary

n. someone who helps another person commit a crime

conspirator, plotter, machinator

n. a member of a conspiracy

cohort

n. a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

countryman, compatriot

n. a person from your own country

link, associate, connect, relate, tie in

v. make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

align

v. align with; be or come into adjustment

affiliate

v. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"

support, corroborate, underpin, bear out

v. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

league

v. unite to form a league

mix, unify, mingle, commix, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

consolidate

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

integrate, incorporate, make into a whole

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

join, bring together, cause to be joined

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

unite, unify, merge

v. join or combine; "We merged our resources"

combine

v. join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others"

foe

n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"

rival, challenger, competitor, contender

n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

adversary, antagonist, opponent

n. someone who offers opposition

opposition, enemy, opponent

n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"

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