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coalition en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin alēscō Latin coalēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin coalitiōder. Middle French coalitionbor. English coalition Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. Compare coalescence.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
- In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names. The previous coalition government, headed by the SPD (red), included the Green Party (green) and Liberal Party (yellow) - together they were known as the “traffic light” coalition. 2025 February 22, Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, “Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake”, in CNN:
- The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.
- 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. 2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, “British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party”, in New York Times, retrieved 29 May 2013:
(collective, countable, rare, uncountable) A group of cheetahs.
- Majed Sultan Ali was on his second visit to the game reserve in a bid to photograph a coalition of cheetahs. 2014 September 6, Darren Boyle, “Running wild! Mother cheetah has SIX cubs keeping her busy by jumping, hiding and climbing all over her”, in The Daily Mail:
- Sometimes the ante is upped, the gaggle of bowlers all working on their batsman in turn, like a coalition of cheetahs singling out a vulnerable gazelle, sending their distinctive balls down until the pressure forces a mistake or the batsman gets his own back by smashing a bad ball over everyone’s heads. 2013 August 7, Joshi Herrmann, “How cricket netted the hipsters”, in London Evening Standard:
- This is the incredible moment a juvenile ostrich attempts to outrun a coalition of cheetahs that forms a central part of the latest BBC programme to be presented by Sir David Attenborough. 2015 June 11, “This is the moment an ostrich attempts to outrun cheetahs in Sir David Attenborough's latest show”, in Bristol Post:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
coalitions	Number=Plur		lexicographic
coälition		alternative, rare	lexicographic

Deriveds

Translations (78)

ps ائتلاف (group of organizations) · bn জোট (group of organizations) · pl koalicja (group of organizations) · nl coalitie (group of organizations) · hu koalíció (group of organizations) · pt coalizão (group of organizations) · tl koalisyon (group of organizations) · sl koalicija (group of organizations) · hy կոալիցիա (group of organizations) · lt koalicija (group of organizations) · sq koalicion (group of organizations) · es coalición (group of organizations) · ast coalición (group of organizations) · kk коалиция (group of organizations) · tg эътилоф (group of organizations) · ko 연합 (group of organizations) · is bandalag (group of organizations) · ja 連立 (group of organizations) · sh коали́ција (group of organizations) · az koalisiya (group of organizations) · be каалі́цыя (group of organizations) · nn koalisjon (group of organizations) · lv koalīcija (group of organizations) · km សហពលកម្ម (group of organizations) · cs koalice (group of organizations) · vi liên hiệp (group of organizations) · es coligadura (group of organizations) · nb koalisjon (group of organizations) · ro coaliție (group of organizations) · sh koalícija (group of organizations) · et koalitsioon (group of organizations) · ko 련립 (group of organizations) · da koalition (group of organizations) · es coligamiento (group of organizations) · fa ائتلاف (group of organizations) · ga comhghuaillíocht (group of organizations) · fi koalitio (group of organizations) · pt coligação (group of organizations) · ko 제휴 (group of organizations) · ta கூட்டணி (group of organizations) · mi haumi (group of organizations) · he קוֹאָלִיצְיָה (group of organizations) · ru коали́ция (group of organizations) · de Koalition (group of organizations) · hy դաշնակցություն (group of organizations) · fr coalition (group of organizations) · bg коали́ция (group of organizations) · my ညွန့်ပေါင်း (group of organizations) · cmn 聯合 /联合 (group of organizations) · sk koalícia (group of organizations) · it coalizione (group of organizations) · ms gabungan (group of organizations) · oc coalicion (group of organizations) · sv koalition (group of organizations) · ar اِئْتِلَاف (group of organizations) · el συνασπισμός (group of organizations) · fi liittouma (group of organizations) · hi गठबंधन (group of organizations) · fi liittokunta (group of organizations) · it blocco (group of organizations) · uz koalitsiya (group of organizations) · id koalisi (group of organizations) · la societās (group of organizations) · gd co-bhanntachd (group of organizations) · mk коалиција (group of organizations) · ar تَحَالُف (group of organizations) · uz ittifoq (group of organizations) · gd aonachadh (group of organizations) · th พันธมิตร (group of organizations) · ko 련합 (group of organizations) · es coligación (group of organizations) · fo samgonga (group of organizations) · gl coalición (group of organizations) · ko 연립 (group of organizations) · tr koalisyon (group of organizations) · ky коалиция (group of organizations) · uk коалі́ція (group of organizations) · ka კოალიცია (group of organizations)

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