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 economicprogramme.
2. countable noun
A coalition is a group consisting of people from different political or social groups who areco-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 More Synonyms of coalition
coalition in British English
(ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃən)
noun
1.
a.
an alliance or union between groups, factions, or parties, esp for some temporary and specific reason
b.
(as modifier)
a coalition government
2.
a fusion or merging into one body or mass
Derived forms
coalitional (ˌcoaˈlitional)
adjective
coalitionist (ˌcoaˈlitionist) or coalitioner (ˌcoaˈlitioner)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Medieval Latin coalitiō, from Latin coalēscere to coalesce
coalition in American English
(ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən)
noun
1.
a combination; union
2.
a temporary alliance of factions, nations, etc., for some specific purpose, as of political parties in times of national emergency
SIMILAR WORDS: alˈliance
Derived forms
coalitionist (ˌcoaˈlitionist)
noun
Word origin
ML coalitio < LL coalitus, fellowship, orig. pp. of coalescere: see coalesce
COBUILD Collocations
coalition
fragile coalition
grand coalition
join the coalition
lead a coalition
Examples of 'coalition' in a sentence
coalition
Cuts to legal aid by the coalition government have led to an increase in people representing themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Six design teams are being shortlisted but they face opposition from a broad coalition of academics and residents.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The coalition government could appoint a new broadband minister this week, according to reports.
Computing (2010)
May set the deadline the day after securing a formal first reading for the coalition government 's bill.
Computing (2010)
It is a broad coalition.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She didn't enjoy being minister for women and equality at the beginning of the coalition government but she is determined to be a figurehead for women now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In 2014 the coalition government recommended that relatives of seriously ill or long-term patients should be given free parking or reduced charges.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A defeat could lead to political instability, a new coalition government or early elections in which the radical right has hopes of coming to power.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have made our case with the support of an amazing coalition of people and groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One was whether coalition policies had been good or bad for growth over the past five years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Reform is inevitable and the coalition rightly aims to address the looming problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The causes prevailed after decades of struggle and after assembling a very broad coalition.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is not agreed coalition government policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The coalition expanded the programme and encouraged more sponsors.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The problem is how to form a broad coalition with these people as only one part.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is one thing for coalition ministers to take to the airwaves to criticise the other side.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The poll was taken before her ruling coalition agreed agreed to tighten its asylum laws.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Talks on the coalition programme are set to continue for the rest of the month.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is a cost the country cannot afford and one which the coalition is right to address.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He pointed to a range of policies enacted by the coalition government that aim to help working people.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All of this bad news comes on top of the tough austerity programme being pursued by the coalition government.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The coalition wants people to act and to know that the law and common sense will be on their side.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This change is the result of an unlikely coalition of groups, not all of them religious.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His party and two others in the country 's ruling coalition were disbanded.
The Sun (2008)
And yesterday it was confirmed in a document setting out detailed plans of the coalition Government.
The Sun (2010)
Once the results are counted, talks will begin to form a broad coalition.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The organisation's structure might almost have been designed to encourage the notion that the campaign for equality is a coalition of interest groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The country 's right-wing coalition is fragile and came into being only after weeks of negotiations.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The Government is failing to deliver on its commitments to protect wildlife and green spaces, according to a coalition of environment groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
coalition
British English: coalition NOUN
A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
Since June the country has had a coalition government.
American English: coalition
Brazilian Portuguese: coalizão
Chinese: 联合政府
European Spanish: coalición
French: coalition
German: Koalition
Italian: coalizione
Japanese: 連立政権
Korean: 연립 정부
European Portuguese: coligação
Latin American Spanish: coalición
All related terms of 'coalition'
grand coalition
A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
coalition partner
The partner of a country or organization is another country or organization with which they work or do business.
coalition politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society . The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
fragile coalition
A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
rainbow coalition
a political grouping together by several minority parties
coalition agreement
An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
coalition government
a government containing members of two or more political parties , usually because no party has an absolute majority
coalition negotiations
Negotiations are formal discussions between people who have different aims or intentions , especially in business or politics , during which they try to reach an agreement .
join the coalition
A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
lead a coalition
A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
Chinese translation of 'coalition'
coalition
(kəuəˈlɪʃən)
n(c/u)
(= government) 联(聯)合 (liánhé)
(with same aim) 联(聯)盟 (liánméng)
(noun)
Definition
a temporary alliance, esp. between political parties
He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations.
Synonyms
alliance
The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance.
union
Norway's union with Denmark in the late fourteenth century
league
the League of Nations
association
the British Olympic Association
combination
The company's chief executive has proposed a merger or other business combination.
merger
the proposed merger of the two banks
integration
compact
The Pilgrims signed a democratic compact aboard the Mayflower.
conjunction
This is due to a conjunction of religious and social factors.
bloc
the former Soviet bloc
confederation
fusion
the fusion of regular and reserve forces
affiliation
The group has no affiliation to any political party.
amalgam
I tend to make my characters an amalgam of several people.
amalgamation
The organization was formed by an amalgamation of two groups.
confederacy
Vienna was established as the political and cultural capital of a new confederacy of Germanic states.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affiliation
The group has no affiliation to any political party.
Synonyms
association,
union,
joining,
league,
relationship,
connection,
alliance,
combination,
coalition,
merging,
confederation,
incorporation,
amalgamation,
banding together
in the sense of amalgam
Definition
a blend or combination
I tend to make my characters an amalgam of several people.
Synonyms
combination,
mixture,
compound,
blend,
union,
composite,
fusion,
alloy,
amalgamation,
meld,
admixture
in the sense of amalgamation
The organization was formed by an amalgamation of two groups.