An ally is a member of an

alliance An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or sovereign state, states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an a ...

. Ally may also refer to:

Places

Ally, Cantal Ally (; ) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. Geography ''Ally'' is located some 60 km south-west of Clermont-Ferrand and some 65 km south-east of Limoges in a straight line. It is ...

, France, a commune *

Ally, Haute-Loire Ally (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Population See also * Communes of the Haute-Loire department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other ...

, France, a commune * Ally,

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...

, Northern Ireland, a townland

Arts and entertainment

* ''Ally'' (novel), a 2007 science fiction novel by Karen Traviss * ''Ally'' (TV series), a 1999 American television sitcom that was a spin-off of ''Ally McBeal''

Enterprises

Ally Fashion Ally Fashion is an Australian women's fast fashion retailer. The company commenced operation in 2001 as a wholesaler launching its first store in Macarthur Square, Macarthur Square, Sydney. Ally Fashion had 156 physical stores throughout Australi ...

, an Australian women's fashion retailer *

Ally Financial Ally Financial Inc. (known as GMAC until 2010) is an American bank holding company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered at Ally Detroit Center in Detroit, Michigan. The company provides financial services including car finance, online bank ...

, a bank holding company, formerly known as General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC)

Other uses

Ally (name) Ally is a unisex given name, nickname and/or surname. It is a variant of Allie and Ali. It is used as a diminutive nickname for the given names Alison, Alexandra or Alyssa (feminine) or Alexander, Alister, or Alan (masculine). Notable peopl ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters * Another species belonging to the same biological family * Also used in certain contexts to refer to a

Straight ally A straight ally, heterosexual ally, cisgender ally, or cis ally (often simply called an ally) is a heterosexual and cisgender person who supports equal civil rights, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ social movements. Individuals may meet this designat ...