Allies and Cronies

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Allies noun - An alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy.

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Cronies and allies are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cronies" instead a noun "Allies".

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Allies and cronies are semantically related. You can use "Allies" instead a noun "Cronies".

Yet she continues to abuse her powers for petty reasons, creating rifts with the allies she needs, recruits yes men as her cronies, and creates nothing but ruin to the kingdom.

Source: Deconstructed Character Archetype / A Song of Ice and Fire
In practice, the Senate is often useful to Prime Ministers as a means of rewarding cronies, getting troublesome allies out of the way, and keeping their own mark on Parliament long after they have lost election or left politics themselves.

Source: Useful Notes / Canadian Politics

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