| bloc | |
| 1. n. A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. | |
| 2. n. 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. | |
| The ECB is considering three main options ... but two of them could hurt confidence in the bloc's most indebted states, ... (Reuters) | |
| Climate change a security risk for EU, say bloc's foreign policy chiefs (EUobserver) | |
| military bloc | |
