Coalition

Pronunciation

• US enPR: kōəlÄ­'shÉ™n, IPA: /koʊəˈlɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Origin

From French coalition ("coalition"), from Late Latin alo ("I advance (cause, etc., communion)").

Full definition of coalition

Noun

1. A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.
• 2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, "British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013)At a time when Mr. Cameron is being squeezed from both sides — from the right by members of his own party and by the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, and from the left by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners — the move seemed uncharacteristically clunky.

Derived terms

• coalition of the willing
• coalitional
• coalitionary
• coalitioner
• coalitionism
• coalitionist
• First Coalition
• Second Coalition
• Third Coalition
• Fourth Coalition