alignment

noun

1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

   noun.group

   Synonyms alinement alliance coalition

   Antonyms nonalignment nonalinement

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines

   noun.attribute

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac

   noun.event

   Synonyms conjunction

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.

   noun

   Source: webster1913