merge:to combine or make two or more things combine to form a single thing (使)合并,结合,并入
His department will be merged with mine. 他的部门将和我的部门合并.
The company was formed by merging three smaller firms. 公司是由三家小公司合并组成的.
alignment:political support given to one country or group by another (国家、团体间的)结盟
Japan's alignment with the West 日本与西方国家的结盟