alignment in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
   alignment 
   
2. the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
   alignment 
   
3. (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
   conjunction  alignment 
   
4. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
   alliance  coalition  alignment  alinement