Fictional or Abstract
- The Combine, the hallucinated manifestation of oppression in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- The Combine, short-form name for the Draconis Combine.
- Combine (Half-Life), an alien regime from the video game Half-Life 2
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