coalition
noun /ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/
/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/
[countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable]- a government formed by two or more political parties working together
- The two parties have formed a coalition.
- a two-party coalition
- a coalition government
- (in) coalition (with somebody) The two parties governed in coalition for four years.
- They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats.
- coalition between A and B a coalition between the Socialists and Communists
Wordfinder- Act
- bill
- chamber
- coalition
- election
- law
- legislation
- parliament
- politician
- vote
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- They formed a coalition with the Greens.
- a coalition led by the Socialist Party
- the biggest party in the government coalition
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- loose
- broad
- …
- assemble
- build
- create
- …
- break up
- collapse
- fall
- …
- government
- member
- partner
- …
- in (a/the) coalition
- coalition between
- coalition of
- …
- a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose
- The network is a global coalition of environmental and consumer groups.
Extra Examples- a broad-based coalition of religious and community groups
- a broad coalition of democratic and republican groups
- The proposal has been backed by a broad coalition of prison reform groups.
- an umbrella coalition of human rights organizations
- a grand coalition of various environmental groups
- Government soldiers raided the opposition coalition's offices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- loose
- broad
- …
- assemble
- build
- create
- …
- break up
- collapse
- fall
- …
- government
- member
- partner
- …
- in (a/the) coalition
- coalition between
- coalition of
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fusion’): from medieval Latin coalitio(n-), from the verb coalescere ‘grow together’, from co- (from cum ‘with’) + alescere ‘grow up’. Usage in politics dates from the late 18th cent.