cobelligerent
/ˌkoʊbəˈlɪdʒərənt/
adjective
- Fighting alongside another, especially without a formal alliance.
- They signed a cobelligerent agreement to cooperate against the common threat.
- Cobelligerent status allowed the two armies to share intelligence.
- The cobelligerent forces coordinated their attacks on the enemy capital.
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noun
- A nation or group that fights alongside another in a war, though not necessarily as a formal ally.
- The two countries became cobelligerents in the fight against the invading army.
- During World War II, the Soviet Union was a cobelligerent with the Allies against Germany.
- As a cobelligerent, the smaller nation provided troops and supplies to the larger coalition.
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