What does bloc mean?

Definitions for bloc
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bloc, axisnoun

    a group of countries in special alliance

Wiktionary

  1. blocnoun

    a group of voters or politicians who share common goals

  2. blocnoun

    a group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc

  3. Blocnoun

    Bloc Québécois

  4. Etymology: From bloc, from bloc, from bloc, from blok, from *, from bluk(k)an, from bhulg'-, from. Cognate with bloh, bloc, bolca, bǫlkr. More at balk.

ChatGPT

  1. bloc

    A bloc is a group of countries, political parties, or people united with shared common interests, objectives, or goals, often aiming to increase their collective power or influence. This association can be established in different domains including politics, economics, or trade. Examples of blocs include trade blocs, voting blocs, and military blocs.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bloc in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bloc in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of bloc in a Sentence

  1. Ignacio Jurado:

    The situation is highly complicated, I don't see an easy outcome, the PP will be the first to try and form a coalition but the left-wing bloc has more chances because they add up to more seats.

  2. Yusuf Muftuoglu:

    These long-term investor circles do not really care how autocratic Turkey becomes, because they are already working with countries such as Saudi and others around the world with bad records on human rights, in more strategic circles, the question is will Turkey be part of a new rising eastern bloc and turn away from the West. As long as it remains somewhere in between, the political risk is seen as manageable.

  3. Tina Wray:

    The interest of the nones will soon outweigh those of the religious right in just a matter of years, nones are going to vote as a bloc and they’re going to be pretty powerful. White evangelicals will eventually be eclipsed by the unaffiliated.

  4. Chemi Shalev:

    Trump is genuinely interested in making peace. He's been very consistent about that. I think he sees it as a personal challenge, and he had to get over bad relations with Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, and part of that is that the Saudis have made it clear to him that if he's thinking of creating (a regional) anti-Iranian bloc, at least part of that has to be a semblance of a peace process with the Palestinians.

  5. Angela Merkel:

    Despite all the understandable disquiet... the basis of the conservative bloc is very well aware that no-one can better steer Germany and Europe through this difficult time than the chancellor.

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