coalition
A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantageA temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
» The new coalition government is trying to ride out the storm.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.
Koalition
коали́цияkoalícija
коалі́ціяkoalícija
(collective, countable, rare, uncountable)A group of cheetahs.
- the state of being combined into one body
- an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
- the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
Examples
28 sentencesThe new coalition government is trying to ride out the storm.
According to the news report, the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 p.m.
deDem Nachrichtenbericht zufolge hatte sich die Regierungskoalition um fünf Uhr zweiundsiebzig Sitze gesichert.
We need a coalition.
They form a coalition for change.
A coalition consists of different parties.
deEine Koalition besteht aus verschiedenen Parteien.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from LatBorrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. Compare coalescence.
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Forms
plural: coalitions| Singular | coalition |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- the state of being combined into one body:fusion
- an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty:alliancealignmentalinement
- the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts:coalescencecoalescencyconcretionconglutination
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable