bloco

Examples

• All

• In the recent parliamentary session, the bloco presented several proposals for reform.

• The need to coordinate the many activities of the bloco (already noted above) calls for members to subordinate the "every man for himself" trait to that of "all pull together."

  Academic text (1991)

• The bloco is a large voluntary organization that must draw on the talents of many community members.

  Academic text (1991)

• The qualitative and quantitative reality of the blocos is inconsistent with this portrayal.

  Academic text (1999)

• There is no evidence in Salvador of a consistent link between blocos afro and political parties whose progressive agenda resonates with their social protest.

  Academic text (1999)

• Indeed, for many observers of the pharaonic presentation, there was considerable irony in the prominence within the bloco's gilded ranks of Europeans and Euro-Brazilians from the industrial south of the country.

  Academic text (1999)

• Finally, the spirit of alliance that the blocos encounter in European organizations translates ultimately into the political confidence of the blocos' rhetoric of cultural validity and sense of moral entitlement in dealing with the Euro-Brazilian elite.

  Academic text (1999)

• Finally, the spirit of alliance that the blocos encounter in European organizations translates ultimately into the political confidence of the blocos' rhetoric of cultural validity and sense of moral entitlement in dealing with the Euro-Brazilian elite.

  Academic text (1999)

• During the election, the members of the bloco united to support their shared goals.

• The bloco endorsed a new set of policies aimed at improving social welfare.

Synonyms

C

coalition

vsbloco

525 4.3

A group of people or organizations that join together to work for the same goal

is used for political alliances specifically active in parliaments or elections

F

faction

vsbloco

193 5.5

A small group inside a larger group with different ideas that wants power

refers to a political group acting together that is external, not a subgroup

B

bloc

vsbloco

75 4.8

A group of countries or political parties that act together

focuses on political groups acting together in parliaments or election campaigns

Antonyms

I

individual

∞ 2.3

A single person or animal regarded separately from a group

How Influential

political party

204 2.7

coalition

525 4.3

bloco

• Formal

9.2

movement

∞ 3.6

caucus

188 8.1

faction

193 5.5

Surface Forms

Etymology