I would like to stress that it is more convenient to control tariffs as a bloc rather than country by country.
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Bloc
/blɒk/
Synonyms for "bloc" (68 found)
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Noun(5 words)
coalitioncollegecombinationcombinecommon marketconfederacyconfederationconsumer cooperativecooperativecooperative societycorpscouncilcredit unioncustoms unioneconomic community
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Noun(12 words)
factionfederationfellowshipfree trade areaganggroupgroupingleaguemachinemobpartnershippartypolitical machineringrochdale cooperativesocietysyndicateunion
Adjective(4 words)
independent factionsnorth german regionpolitical divisionpolitical group
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8 entriesconcrete bloceconomic blocgranite blocmilitary blocregional blocstone bloctrade blocwood bloc
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6 entriesbloc politicseconomic blocmilitary blocpolitical blocregional bloctrade bloc
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Those agenda items were taken up en bloc for discussion.
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The Latino voting bloc in the US is increasingly a force to be reckoned with.
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India and China are two BRIC bloc countries.
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