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单词 coalition
释义

Definition of coalition in English:

coalition

noun ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)nˌkoʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)n
  • A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

    a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives
    mass noun they had a taste of government in coalition with the Social Democrats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To that end, they created military coalitions with the aim of going to war.
    • The last three weeks have witnessed the rise of one of the biggest and broadest political coalitions Britain has ever seen.
    • As a realist, I am skeptical about whether he can build the necessary political coalitions.
    • The three agrarian parties are prohibited from entering into any coalitions with leftist political powers.
    • Following the increasing public dissatisfaction, a new coalition of civil organizations was established.
    • Both the ruling party and the main opposition coalitions have already claimed victory.
    • Even before the coalition was built, the party leaders had agreed on an electoral truce.
    • However, he is in coalition with a far-right nationalist party that bitterly opposes both steps.
    • His government is an uneasy coalition of ten parties, going under the title " Alliance for Change".
    • His party failed to win an overall majority and a coalition government was formed.
    • They are forming new political coalitions in an attempt to force an end to the occupation.
    • The party could become part of a ruling coalition for the first time in its history.
    • The opposition activists are begging him to lead the center-left coalition of parties.
    • There has never been a majority in the parliament, and so the governments are coalitions.
    • Organised by a coalition of radical organisations to oppose globalisation, the event attracted quite a wide range of people.
    • But a coalition of animal welfare groups has successfully rescued more than 30 so far.
    • They will face a tough task forming a governing coalition in a parliament that includes six other parties.
    • A centre-right coalition was formed after elections in 1996 but collapsed in 1999.
    • There are many political parties, and prime ministers must forge coalitions.
    • However, his Liberal Democrat coalition partners are opposed to any new nuclear power stations.
    Synonyms
    alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus
    federation, league, association, confederacy, confederation, consortium, syndicate, combine, entente, alignment
    amalgamation, merger
    conjunction, combination, fusion

Derivatives

  • coalitionist

  • noun ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)nɪstˌkoʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)nəst
    • Here, however, the coalitionists are waiting for an appropriate judgement by the Federal Constitutional Court.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A severe electoral struggle ensued, with the result that 45 liberals and 7 socialists were returned against 48 coalitionists.
      • During January and February 1784 the coalition's majority in the House of Commons shrank rapidly, and in the ensuing general election ninety-six coalitionists lost their seats.
      • The ensuing election in December gave the coalitionists an overwhelming victory.
      • No one can tell whether this tiny step towards coalition government will encourage the coalitionists in all parties at Westminster to press on towards a genuine coalition.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'fusion'): from medieval Latin coalitio(n-), from the verb coalescere (see coalesce). Usage in politics dates from the late 18th century.

 
 

Definition of coalition in US English:

coalition

nounˌkōəˈliSH(ə)nˌkoʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)n
  • An alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.

    a coalition of conservatives and disaffected Democrats
    the party was only able to govern in coalition with three or even four other parties
    as modifier a coalition government
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Organised by a coalition of radical organisations to oppose globalisation, the event attracted quite a wide range of people.
    • However, he is in coalition with a far-right nationalist party that bitterly opposes both steps.
    • To that end, they created military coalitions with the aim of going to war.
    • There has never been a majority in the parliament, and so the governments are coalitions.
    • As a realist, I am skeptical about whether he can build the necessary political coalitions.
    • Following the increasing public dissatisfaction, a new coalition of civil organizations was established.
    • A centre-right coalition was formed after elections in 1996 but collapsed in 1999.
    • His government is an uneasy coalition of ten parties, going under the title " Alliance for Change".
    • The opposition activists are begging him to lead the center-left coalition of parties.
    • The party could become part of a ruling coalition for the first time in its history.
    • The three agrarian parties are prohibited from entering into any coalitions with leftist political powers.
    • Both the ruling party and the main opposition coalitions have already claimed victory.
    • However, his Liberal Democrat coalition partners are opposed to any new nuclear power stations.
    • Even before the coalition was built, the party leaders had agreed on an electoral truce.
    • But a coalition of animal welfare groups has successfully rescued more than 30 so far.
    • They will face a tough task forming a governing coalition in a parliament that includes six other parties.
    • His party failed to win an overall majority and a coalition government was formed.
    • The last three weeks have witnessed the rise of one of the biggest and broadest political coalitions Britain has ever seen.
    • There are many political parties, and prime ministers must forge coalitions.
    • They are forming new political coalitions in an attempt to force an end to the occupation.
    Synonyms
    alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘fusion’): from medieval Latin coalitio(n-), from the verb coalescere (see coalesce). Usage in politics dates from the late 18th century.

 
 
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