(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence

in an alternative way / (conjunctive) Used to link a pair of possibilities

plural of alternative lifestyle

(physics, cosmology) A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human beings.

Alternative form of alternate universe

(music) A genre of rock music that is normally published on independent labels, comprising of many different subgenres, mostly distinguished by the prevalence of thick and distorted guitar music.

(US) Alternative spelling of alternative energy

Energy derived from any source other than fossil fuels. / Energy derived from any renewable source, i.e other than fossil fuels or nuclear fission.

A voting system in which each voter lists the candidates in order of preference. At each stage the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes transferred according to the voters' preferences.