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It's hard to pin down what it means to be an evangelical today. It's been diluted quite a bit. It is a powerful voting bloc, no question, but they're liberal as well as conservative - and they're made of Latinos, blacks, whites.
Franklin Graham

Meaning of "bloc" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLOC

From French: block.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOC

bloc  [blɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bloc is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLOC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bloc

Bloc may refer to: ▪ Black bloc, a tactic used at protests, often by anarchist-aligned groups ▪ Bloc Québécois, a political party in Canada ▪ Bloc voting, several types of voting systems ▪ Eastern Bloc, a former group of countries in Europe ▪ Political bloc, a coalition of political parties ▪ Trade bloc, a type of intergovernmental agreement ▪ Valencian Nationalist Bloc, a political party in Land of Valencia ▪ Voting bloc, a group of voters voting together...

Definition of bloc in the English dictionary

The definition of bloc in the dictionary is a group of people or countries combined by a common interest or aim.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLOC


Bloch
blɒk
block
blɒk
Blok
blɒk
clock
klɒk
deadlock
ˈdɛdˌlɒk
floc
flɒk
flock
flɒk
Glock
ɡlɒk
hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒk
interlock
ˌɪntəˈlɒk
lock
lɒk
Locke
lɒk
o´clock
əˈklɒk
overclock
ˌəʊvəˈklɒk
overlock
ˈəʊvəˌlɒk
padlock
ˈpædˌlɒk
sherlock
ˈʃɜːˌlɒk
unblock
ʌnˈblɒk
unlock
ʌnˈlɒk
warlock
ˈwɔːˌlɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOC

blobby
Bloch
block
block and tackle
block association
block booking
block calendar
block capital
block diagram
block grant
block in
block lava
block letter
block out
Block Parent Program of Canada
block party
block plane
block printing
block release
block sampling

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOC

ad hoc
atoc
Belloc
Black Bloc
choc
croc
cry havoc
doc
Eastern bloc
en bloc
havoc
Languedoc
Maroc
monobloc
play havoc
post hoc
postdoc
roc
sciroc
sterling bloc

Synonyms and antonyms of bloc in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLOC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bloc» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bloc

Translation of «bloc» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOC

Find out the translation of bloc to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bloc from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bloc» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 阵营
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bloque
570 millions of speakers

English

bloc
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كتلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bloco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংযোজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bloc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Block
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

連合
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bloc
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூட்டணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

blok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bloc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλοκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bloc
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bloc
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bloc

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOC»

The term «bloc» is very widely used and occupies the 12.346 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bloc

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9 QUOTES WITH «BLOC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bloc.
1
Franklin Graham
It's hard to pin down what it means to be an evangelical today. It's been diluted quite a bit. It is a powerful voting bloc, no question, but they're liberal as well as conservative - and they're made of Latinos, blacks, whites.
2
Samuel P. Huntington
And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions?
3
Karl Lehmann
But when one identifies the Church with a cultural and political bloc, there is the danger of making difficult the Church's contact with all those outside the bloc.
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Kevin Mitnick
It doesn't work the same way everywhere. The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests. People in the former Soviet bloc countries are less trusting, perhaps because of their previous experiences with their countries' secret services.
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John Negroponte
I think there, there also had been just before I got to Honduras a rather spectacular capture of an arms shipment that from Nicaragua across Honduran test, territory destined for El Salvador and I think that some of that equipment had been also to Cuba and the Soviet bloc.
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Lucas Papademos
Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.
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John Shelton Reed
You ask people what their ethnicity is, and a lot of Scots-Irish people either don't know or if they know it they just don't acknowledge it. It's not something they really identify with. They're just plain old Americans, plain vanilla. I don't think they are a self-conscious voting bloc.
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Chris Smith
What my Republican colleagues often don't understand is that labor is a human-rights issue. I have to remind them Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement brought down the Communist bloc.
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Joshua A. Tucker
As long as Florida remains a swing state, Cuban exiles in Florida will remain a very powerful voting bloc.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOC»

Discover the use of bloc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bloc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Stephanie Elizondo Griest, 2007
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Black Bloc, White Riot: Anti-globalization and the Genealogy ...
Black Bloc, White Riot revisits the struggles against globalization that marked the beginning of the twentieth century and explores the connection between political violence and the white middle class.
A. K. Thompson, 2010
3
Pleasures in Socialism: Leisure and Luxury in the Eastern Bloc
The authors of the essays in this collection investigate the ways in which pleasurable activities, like many other facets of daily life, were both a space in which these communist governments tried to insinuate themselves and thereby ...
David Crowley, Susan E. Reid, 2010
4
Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet ...
A comprehensive economic analysis of the Soviet bloc countries ten years after Communism.
Anders Aslund, 2002
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European Bloc Imperialism
This book draws on the experiences of the Caribbean Forum-EU EPA to fill that void by bringing into focus the economic partnership agreement as a conduit of European imperialism.
Dennis C. Canterbury, 2010
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The Soviet Bloc, Unity and Conflict
When this book was first published in 1960 The New York Timescommented: "[Mr.] Brzezinski...is uniquely qualified to sift the scattered and often seemingly contradictory data on this subject...the volume is marked by unusual insight, ...
Zbigniew Brzezinski, 1967
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Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc
Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc focuses on four former Soviet sub-regions (the Baltic Sea region, the Slavic republics, the Black Sea region, and Central Asia) to explore the degree to which 'democratic security', which includes ...
Graeme P. Herd, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, 2003
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Rock Around the Bloc: a History of Rock Music in Eastern ...
Describes changing government attitudes toward Western-style rock and roll in Eastern Europe, looks at the most prominent Soviet bands, and assesses the current state of rock music in Russia
Timothy W. Ryback, 1990
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Yen Bloc: Toward Economic Integration in Asia
In this important new book, C.H. Kwan analyzes the implications for Japan and Asias developing countries should they come together to form a yen bloc-- a grouping of countries that use the yen as an international currency and maintain ...
C. H. Kwan, 2004
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Bloc Politics at the United Nations: The African Group
In Bloc Politics at the United Nations, Endeley presents a detailed analysis of the structure and functioning of the African Group at the United Nations (UN).
Isaac N. Endeley, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bloc is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pakistan set to join SCO security bloc
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this week in the Russian city of ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
2
East African bloc demands Burundi delay polls
Dar es Salaam - East African leaders on Monday demanded Burundi delay a controversial presidential election by two weeks until July 30, after ... «News24, Jul 15»
3
Techo-Bloc To Invest $34M, Create 85 Jobs in Waterloo, IN
Techo-Bloc, a manufacturer of high-end paving stones and patio blocks, will locate its first Indiana facility in Waterloo, IN, creating up to 85 new ... «Business Facilities Magazine, Jul 15»
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Techo-Bloc, a Canada-based manufacturer of high-end paving …
Techo-Bloc, a Canada-based manufacturer of high-end paving stones and patio blocks, plans to locate its first U.S. production facility in ... «Area Development Online, Jul 15»
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India and Pakistan to join Chinese and Russian security bloc
Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will start the process of joining a security bloc led by China and Russia at a summit in Russia later this ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Greek voters reject bloc's bailout terms
Greeks who opposed the terms of a bailout proposal react Sunday at Syntagma Square in Athens after hearing the results of a referendum on ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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Celine Cooper: Bloc's Gilles Duceppe returns to a changed political …
Gilles Duceppe arrives at press conference where he announced he was returning as head of the Bloc Québécois. Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
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Rivals Pakistan, India to start process of joining China security bloc
BEIJING Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will start the process of joining a security bloc led by China and Russia at a summit in Russia ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
Mormons a key bloc of voters up for grabs in Nevada caucus race
In Nevada, Mormons constitute roughly 4 percent of the population and a larger share of those who vote in the state's Republican presidential ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
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Left Parties to Fight Polls as a United Bloc
Leaders of six Left parties – the CPM, CPI, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party, CPI(Marxist-Leninist) Liberation and Socialist ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

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