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a
: a temporary combination of parties in a legislative assembly
b
: a group of legislators who act together for some common purpose irrespective of party lines
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a
: a combination of persons, groups, or nations forming a unit with a common interest or purpose
a bloc of voters
b
: a group of nations united by treaty or agreement for mutual support or joint action
3
: a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit : block
… seeking to buy and sell a large bloc of shares …—
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Examples of bloc in a Sentence
a voting bloc in the senate
a whole bloc of students got together to complain
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The fact that Sue was able to forgive Caroline enabled Tweedledee and Tweedledum to join Andy, Rachel, and Teeny to form a new five-person voting bloc that really likes hanging out at the water well.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Older voters, for example, were once seen as a solid Republican voting bloc, but seniors shifted away from Trump in the majority of the swing states (North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia).
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Colorado's growing bloc of unaffiliated voters feels increasingly fed up with both major political parties, per a bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute survey released Wednesday.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Money has also poured into this acrimonious race as Steel has questioned Tran’s proficiency in Vietnamese — an important point for the district’s influential bloc of Vietnamese voters — and sought to link him to the Chinese Community Party in ads.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Older voters, for example, were once seen as a solid Republican voting bloc, but seniors shifted away from Trump in the majority of the swing states (North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia).
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Colorado's growing bloc of unaffiliated voters feels increasingly fed up with both major political parties, per a bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute survey released Wednesday.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Money has also poured into this acrimonious race as Steel has questioned Tran’s proficiency in Vietnamese — an important point for the district’s influential bloc of Vietnamese voters — and sought to link him to the Chinese Community Party in ads.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Bloc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloc. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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bloc
noun
: a combination of persons, groups, or nations united by treaty, agreement, or common interest
a bloc of voters
Etymology
French, literally, "block"
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