Word Study
bloc
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bloc, n. a combination of parties, governments, groups, etc. sharing a common purpose.
Idiom
bloc vote = block vote.
Etymology
F, = block
THESAURUS
bloc
Bund, Rochdale cooperative, alliance, assemblage, association, axis, band, body, coalition, college, combination, combine, common market, confederacy, confederation, consumer cooperative, cooperative, cooperative society, corps, council, credit union, customs union, economic community, faction, federation, free trade area, gang, group, grouping, league, machine, mob, partnership, party, political machine, ring, society, unionFor further exploring for "bloc" in Webster Dictionary Online