coalition

[Co`a*li·tion]

A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.

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The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

Noun
the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

Noun
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

Noun
the state of being combined into one body


n.
The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

n.
A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.


Coalition

Co`a*li"tion , n. [LL. coalitio: cf. F. coalition. See Coalesce.] 1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms. Bentley. 2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.
A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg.
The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery.
Syn. -- Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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Usage Examples

The problems that the world faces - from nuclear proliferation to climate change - can't be tackled by the West alone. They need a coalition of not just West and East, but they need a coalition of Christian and Jew and Muslim.

Look, the center right coalition in American politics today is best understood as a coalition of groups and individuals that on the issue that brings them to politics what they want from the government is to be left alone.

My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, conservatives have succeeded by adhering to a platform that rests firmly on three legs: smaller government, faith and family, and a strong national defense. These three legs do not merely represent a political coalition they are three necessary components of a strong and secure America.

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Other Usage Examples

Is it a coincidence that in 1998, Barack Obama talks about a majority coalition of welfare recipients and in 2012 we got a record number of Americans on food stamps while he's president? I don't think it's a coincidence.

I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues - Tories - in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. I'm not a believer in laissez-faire.

The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history and he failed to build a true international coalition.

What I hope is in five years' time, I can go to the British people in the election and say: Lots of you doubted that coalition politics worked, but it has worked.

The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent.

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