| 单词 | coalition |
| 释义 | coalition (koʊəlɪʃən ) Word forms: coalitions 1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties. Since June the country has had a coalition government. It took five months for the coalition to agree on and publish a medium-term economic programme. 2. countable noun A coalition is a group consisting of people from different political or social groups who are co-operating to achieve a particular aim. He had been opposed by a coalition of about 50 civil rights, women's and Latino organizations. [+ of] Synonyms: alliance, union, league, association Collocations: coalition commander Command was expected to be transferred to a coalition commander in time though confusion within the coalition was evidenced in early days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Senior coalition commanders, security chiefs, local authorities and aid workers have all warned of an imminent disaster. Times,Sunday Times Coalition commanders have also made statements suggesting that they fire indiscriminately. Times, Sunday Times Coalition commanders formed these militia-type units separately in each area; only later were they gradually brought together as one force. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said massive strides forward accomplished by coalition forces in the troubled region were 'worth the risk of life'. The Sun But coalition forces remain locked in intensive operations against insurgents who continue to exact a heavy toll of military and civilian lives. Times, Sunday Times These rapid-response aircraft can be scrambled to support coalition forces anywhere in the country. Times, Sunday Times Food and other supplies were running out as the coalition forces advanced. Times, Sunday Times To establish themselves, factions outbid each other in militancy, fomenting opposition to the coalition forces. Times, Sunday Times Coalition leaders, it seems, are prepared to be its lapdog. Times, Sunday Times Will the coalition leaders do anything to give people like me a fairer chance of attending prestigious universities? The Sun Any referendum result has its drawbacks for the coalition leaders. Times, Sunday Times He will host a summit of coalition leaders. The Sun Coalition members should note the position of the nearest emergency exit. Times, Sunday Times Coalition members for mining and manufacturing constituencies were most perturbed. Times, Sunday Times Some coalition members, however, have already said they won't support such a law. Times, Sunday Times One by one, the coalition members left. The Sun Yet not all the coalition members are prepared to go along with such blatantly personalised legislation, or at least not until they have upped their price for joining the government. Times, Sunday Times We would also agree on which coalition party should contest the most marginal seats of the opposition parties. Times, Sunday Times Giving evidence to peers about the constitutional implications of coalition government, he said there would be 'some advantage in codifying more clearly the rights of the coalition party'. Times, Sunday Times The smaller coalition party intends to stick with it. Times, Sunday Times The two coalition parties, meanwhile, have the difficult task of combining continuity and new ideas. Times, Sunday Times Both coalition parties started the campaign with the benefit of a solid record in government. Times, Sunday Times The coalition supports this too. Times, Sunday Times Coalitions supported by each of these leaders formed rival wings of the nationalist movement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the coalition supporting him was not strong. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yesterday his conservative coalition won four regions from the opposition in local elections, despite predictions that it would lose. Times, Sunday Times At best, they said that the conservative coalition could hope for 75 seats and would be forced into minority administration by next week. Times, Sunday Times Both factions are solidly inside the conservative coalition, and they agree on most issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Successful federal and provincial conservative coalitions have always been broadly based and have valued the diversity of their constituent members. Globe and Mail A diverse coalition of over 100 advocacy groups organized the event and attracted thousands of protesters calling for an end to mass surveillance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the late 1960s, a diverse coalition of business leaders, construction companies, civil rights activists, reformers and the media wanted to open up opportunities for minorities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has built powerful diverse coalitions to bolster the fights for the environment and voting rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It added that he had 'performed well' during the election campaign, but remained 'unable to reach the aspirational voters required to build a broad electoral coalition'. Times, Sunday Times Government imposes the requirement to make real choices and one half of that electoral coalition was always bound to break away. Times, Sunday Times The left could appeal to the wealthier end of its electoral coalition without fearing that its poorer side was at risk. Times, Sunday Times These parties had already formed an electoral coalition in 2006. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The right formed an electoral coalition, as was favoured by the new electoral system enacted earlier in the year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If he fails, he could be forced to forge a coalition or accept the formation of a government by the opposition. Times, Sunday Times Students should forge a coalition not with the unions but with their parents. Times, Sunday Times He will now have to choose a prime ministerial candidate and forge a coalition. Times, Sunday Times She will try to form a coalition government and promised to 'start running the country with common sense'. Times, Sunday Times Labour has changed, he said, and we could form a coalition with them. Times, Sunday Times But it fell short of a majority and will have to form a coalition. Times, Sunday Times He steadfastly refuses to break a deadlock that threatens to force new elections as the conventional parties struggle to form a coalition. Times, Sunday Times But 30 leaders of the groups are planning to form a coalition to press their political influence. Times, Sunday Times The Government was facing collapse last night as the fragile coalition was undermined by the second ministerial resignation in 24 hours. Times, Sunday Times (2013) For a time, there was a fragile coalition. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The fragile coalition could soon founder. Times, Sunday Times (2008) No president can succeed in office unless he builds upon his core support and pulls together a governing coalition. Times,Sunday Times Yet the immediate response from most sections of the governing coalition was nothing short of ecstatic. Times, Sunday Times By last night, the cracks in the governing coalition were visible. Times, Sunday Times In such a case the governing coalition, parliament and the president will be locked in mortal combat. Times, Sunday Times All of those achievements depended on winning, on making the tough choices necessary to assemble a governing coalition. Times,Sunday Times Three months ago, the main fear about a grand coalition was that the two parties would end up agreeing only minimalist reforms. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A grand coalition would be relatively easy - but would probably crumble after two years. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is time for a grand, democratic coalition. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Some problems that beset the international coalition could have been better foreseen. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The two leaders risked opening up splits in the international coalition by saying that no one should be fooled by Tripoli declaring a cessation of violence. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He clings to power, but provided the international coalition holds its nerve the outcome is not in doubt. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Forty nations have joined the US-led coalition. The Sun (2014) He didn't want to join the coalition in the first place. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They have since joined a broader coalition of protesters who are calling for government reform. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Sources in his party, which leads the ruling coalition, said that party pollsters had balked at the prospect of elections early next year. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Since then, they have led a coalition of nations in a campaign of airstrikes to keep the rebel forces at bay. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A coalition led by either of the main parties certainly would not succeed. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There are a range of options open to them, from a loose coalition to a full-blooded merger. ST They are believed to be so because a loose coalition of influences propagates the idea of their superiority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A loose coalition of opposition parties again boycotted the election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the election, the party moved to become a loose coalition, but was soon defunct, with most of its founding parties also dissolved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a loose coalition that failed to satisfy most nationalists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the 2006 results a majority coalition requires at least three parties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It proved possible to build a majority coalition, but impossible to build a two-thirds coalition that was needed to pass a treaty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following elections, the president appoints as the prime minister, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the formation of a coalition proved difficult as any majority coalition would involve at least two of the three largest parties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These were the first elections in which mayors and county prefects were elected directly by popular vote, rather than by a majority coalition in the council. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others blamed a weak campaign by a fractured opposition coalition. Times, Sunday Times The opposition coalition said that the process was rigged and it was not putting forward any candidates of its own. Times, Sunday Times As soon as the ban was lifted the opposition coalition he led achieved its greatest electoral success, coming close to winning power. Times, Sunday Times The opposition coalition has vowed to continue its tactic of massive street protests. Times, Sunday Times The main opposition coalition has boycotted the vote saying it will be rigged. Times, Sunday Times I believe it could be in the interests of the whole country to form a progressive coalition government. The Sun Yet strong, too, will be the forces within his party and outside it, urging him to form a 'progressive coalition'. Times, Sunday Times We thought he'd convene a progressive coalition: instead he cleaved to a narrow cabal. Times, Sunday Times I am all for broad, progressive coalitions. Times, Sunday Times As polling stations closed, exit polls suggested that the ruling coalition would win, with as many as 116 seats in the 230 seat parliament. Times, Sunday Times They have threatened to withdraw their support from the ruling coalition. Times, Sunday Times The delay was agreed after emergency meetings between the factions that make up the ruling coalition. Times, Sunday Times His party and two others in the country's ruling coalition were disbanded. The Sun They continued to run for office, unsuccessfully at first, but, by the 1990s, they became members of the ruling coalition. Times, Sunday Times His party helped to produce a stable coalition. Times, Sunday Times The prospects for a stable coalition are not bright. Times, Sunday Times Traditionally that honour falls to the leader of the biggest party, but it can be allotted to the most stable coalition bloc. Times, Sunday Times Yet so were five years of stable coalition government. Times, Sunday Times We have had five years of surprisingly stable coalition government, but we cannot rely on the next five being the same. Times, Sunday Times Of course strategists can succeed on occasion by outsmarting opponents while it may not always be possible to put together a winning coalition. Times, Sunday Times The same tension exists in the debate about how to build a winning coalition of voters in time for the next general election. Times, Sunday Times It was thought necessary to appeal to centrist opinion in order to assemble a winning coalition of voters. Times, Sunday Times On both sides of the political divide, they were kept almost totally in the dark about what the winning coalition would actually do with power. Times, Sunday Times In federal politics, a winning coalition must various sub-regions, identified not only by place but by ideology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 联合政府 Japanese: 連立政権 |
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