bloc

IPA: bɫˈɑk

A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union.
(Canada, politics) Bloc Québécois

Examples of "bloc" in Sentences

After the fall of the Socialist Bloc.
It is the world's largest trading bloc.
A large bloc of dissidents is a faction.
A twin bloc is an orthodontic appliance.
Either is consistent with the bloc theory.
It was restricted primarily to the Soviet bloc.
But the supporters of the bloc would not desist.
It may also be referred to as a power bloc, or a voting bloc.
The only way to escape the Communist Bloc is to smash through the checkpoint.
Mr Karzai said the contract had obliged his company to maintain two obsolete blocs at Ghori rather than focussing on building a new modern plant.