aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

amalgam - a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"

color scheme, colour scheme - a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator"

complexion - a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"

sequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"

sequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"

social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units

combination in restraint of trade - (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to anti-trust laws of the United States)

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

mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"

change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

affixation, attachment - the act of attaching or affixing something

confusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"

commixture, mixing, intermixture, mix, admixture, mixture - the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

fusion - the act of fusing (or melting) together

blending, blend - the act of blending components together thoroughly

interspersal, interspersion - the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"

temperance - the act of tempering

jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"

consolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"