UNITED FRONT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does United Front mean? 

• UNITED FRONT (noun)
  The noun UNITED FRONT has 1 sense:

1. a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban

  Familiarity information: UNITED FRONT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNITED FRONT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Northern Alliance; United Front

Hypernyms ("United Front" is a kind of...):

alignment; alinement; alliance; coalition (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)

 Context examples 

I am concerned about this eclipse because Pluto and Saturn—like two stern parents that are determined to put up a united front—will conjoin at the exact degree (20 degrees), and both will oppose the tender moon which falls in your seventh house of partnership and marriage.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)