coalition

noun

/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/

[countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable]

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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 Examples
- They formed a coalition with the Greens.
- a coalition led by the Socialist Party
- the biggest party in the government coalition
Topics Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- strong
- loose
- broad
- …
verb + coalition
- assemble
- build
- create
- …
coalition + verb
- break up
- collapse
- fall
- …
coalition + noun
- government
- member
- partner
- …
preposition
- in (a/the) coalition
- coalition between
- coalition of
- …
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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 Dictionary
adjective
- strong
- loose
- broad
- …
verb + coalition
- assemble
- build
- create
- …
coalition + verb
- break up
- collapse
- fall
- …
coalition + noun
- government
- member
- partner
- …
preposition
- in (a/the) coalition
- coalition between
- coalition of
- …
See full entry

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.

单词	coalition
释义	coalition noun /ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/ /ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/ [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] jump to other results 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 Examples They formed a coalition with the Greens. a coalition led by the Socialist Party the biggest party in the government coalition Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective strong loose broad … verb + coalition assemble build create … coalition + verb break up collapse fall … coalition + noun government member partner … preposition in (a/the) coalition coalition between coalition of … See full entry 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 … verb + coalition assemble build create … coalition + verb break up collapse fall … coalition + noun government member partner … preposition in (a/the) coalition coalition between coalition of … See full entry 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.
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