Bond
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. A physical connection which binds, a band; often plural. An emotional link, connection or union. A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule. A binding agreement, a covenant. A sum of money paid as bail or surety. Any constraining or cementing force or material. In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying. In Scotland, a mortgage.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind. To cause to adhere (one material with another). To form a chemical compound with. To guarantee or secure a financial risk. To form a friendship or emotional connection. To put in a bonded warehouse. To lay bricks in a specific pattern. To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
Example sentence: Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.
Alliance
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.The persons or parties allied. --Udall.A treaty between nations for their mutual advantage
Example sentence: I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict.