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noun arrangement in correct position ADJ. correct VERB + ALIGNMENT bring sth into PREP. in ~ (with sth) The door needs to be in alignment with the frame before you start work on it. | out of ~ A few of the tiles were clearly out of alignment. political support ADJ. close | military, political VERB + ALIGNMENT establish, form | maintain PREP. ~ between It is very difficult to maintain the alignment between the two countries since the trade dispute. | ~ with Britain formed a close alignment with Egypt in the last century.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary