a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
a union into one body or mass; fusion.
Origin of coalition
1605–15; <Latin coalitiōn- (stem of coalitiō), equivalent to coalit(us), past participle of coalēscere (co-co- + ali-, past participle stem of alere to nourish + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion; see coalesce
Biden’s campaign has defended his efforts, saying the former vice president is pursuing a diverse electoral coalition like the one that rallied behind Obama in 2008 and 2012.
Biden visits Florida as Democrats worry about his standing in the state|Sean Sullivan|September 15, 2020|Washington Post
The coalition includes a number freshman lawmakers who beat Republicans in 2018 and are now facing tough re-election races in GOP-leaning seats.
Frustrated House Democrats push for action on new economic relief bill|Erica Werner|September 15, 2020|Washington Post
The coalition said it wants Facebook to increase the resources for monitoring groups for hate speech and violence and to change its policy to forbid events that involve a call to use weapons.
Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, and Leonardo DiCaprio plan one-day Instagram boycott. Here’s why|Danielle Abril|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Now the business and labor coalition behind Measure C is consulting attorneys about whether they can salvage the measure.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
He vows to reappoint a special envoy to advance international LGBTQ rights, form a coalition of countries to advance international LGBTQ rights and guide the GLOBE Act into passage, as the Blade reported.
Vote for Biden (duh)|Kevin Naff|September 10, 2020|Washington Blade
But taking such action puts them at odds with the most powerful and best-organized segment of their coalition.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes recently have been increased on Raqqa.
Did ISIS Shoot Down a Fighter Jet?|Jamie Dettmer, Christopher Dickey|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On one night earlier this month, the coalition launched 30 strikes on the town.
Did ISIS Shoot Down a Fighter Jet?|Jamie Dettmer, Christopher Dickey|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Faced with the loss of middle class voters, the administration seems determined to double down on its current coalition.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the time, the Special Forces were pushing into Afghan villages previously unoccupied by coalition forces.
Special Forces’ $77M ‘Hustler’ Hits Back|Kevin Maurer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus it was that he tried to rule with a coalition, or a mixture of Whigs and Tories.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet|Herbert Strang and Richard Stead
The men do not need to ask who is the district leader; he finds them through his unpaid workers and the coalition is accomplished.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
Defiance was thus cast by forty-five thousand men to one hundred ten thousand soldiers of the coalition.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14|Various
Many of them are outrageous with Fox upon the idea of his coalition.
Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third|The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
The Coalition was so far victorious;—but there arose a general feeling that its strength had been impaired.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for coalition
coalition
/ (ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃən) /
noun
an alliance or union between groups, factions, or parties, esp for some temporary and specific reason
An alliance of political groups formed to oppose a common foe or pursue a common goal.
notes for coalition
In countries with many political parties, none of which can get a majority of the citizens' votes, the only way an effective government can be formed is by a coalition of parties. Such coalitions are often unstable.