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coalition
/koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
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What does coalition mean?
noun
- A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party, the Liberal-National coalition.
- Ellipsis of Coalition of the Willing (“the coalition of nations operating under United States command against Iraq, in the U.S.-Iraq War (Gulf War II; "Iraq War") and its aftermath”).
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- Any of several series of nations allied against France in the Napoleonic Wars; in the War of the First Coalition, War of the Second Coalition, etc.
- (derogatory, slang) The Coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party, emphasising its pro-coal policies.
noun
- (rare) A group of cheetahs.
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IPA pronunciation
/koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
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The coalition of the Loire mines has posited the social question in terms which permit no more evasion.
In the face of recent international market pressure on the Danish krone, the coalition has also vowed to maintain a stable currency.
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He imagined that Venn and Mrs. Yeobright were in league, and felt that there was a certain legitimacy in combating such a coalition.
Wonderful masculine stories followed about Bright and Disraeli and coalition governments, wonderful stories which made the people at the dinner-table seem featureless and small.
The Ephemerides speaks of a case of coalition of the bladder with the os pubis and another case of coalition with the omentum.