Alliances and Relatives

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Relatives and alliances are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relatives" instead a noun "Alliances".

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Alliances and relatives are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alliances" instead a noun "Relatives".

Pak protectors are rational enough to form alliances with non-relatives for mutual advantage, but the very instant there is an opportunity for betrayal, a Pak will take it.

Source: Guilt-Free Extermination War
Often, those of noble or royal birth are supposed to marry other nobles, typically in Arranged Marriages intended to secure alliances, but since there are so few of these people this frequently leads to marriages between cousins or similar relatives.

Source: Royal Inbreeding
The second one particularly focuses on the "contract between two families" aspect; since alliances are between relatives, the only way to ally with people outside your own dynasty is through intermarriage — yourself or one of your close relatives to them or one of their relatives.

Source: Arranged Marriage

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