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/kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Coalition n.

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

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."

Synonyms: Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.

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Etymology of 'Coalition'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Coalition" Quotes from Famous Books

... ambition For a library position, And esteems it a high mission, To aspire to erudition; He will find some politician Of an envious disposition, Getting up a coalition To secure his non-admission, And send him to perdition, Before ...

— A Book for All Readers • Ainsworth Rand Spofford

... chance of our being engaged in any naval wars for many years to come, for all Europe is in alliance with us, and is likely to continue so; and even if we have trouble with any of them, our fleet is so overpoweringly strong that even a coalition of all the other powers of Europe could not stand against us at sea. It is a good thing no doubt for the nation; but such a peace as this is likely to be, gives no chance for naval men to distinguish themselves. I must say that I consider you are fortunate ...

— With Cochrane the Dauntless • George Alfred Henty

... possibility, which was not beyond the art of English statesmanship, of a compromise between England and Russia. He did not see, however, how the hostility of the French to ourselves would serve as a medium for this universal coalition against us. ...

— My Three Years in America • Johann Heinrich Andreas Hermann Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff

... proposed to the Athenians to form an alliance for the purpose of defending Amphipolis against their mutual enemy. An alliance between these two powerful states would have proved an insurmountable obstacle to Philip's views: and it was therefore absolutely necessary to prevent this coalition. Here we have the first instance of Philip's skill and duplicity in negotiation. By secretly promising the Athenians that he would put Amphipolis into their hands if they would give him possession of Pydna, he induced them to reject the overtures of the Olynthians; and by ceding to the ...

— A Smaller History of Greece • William Smith

... followed about Bright and Disraeli and coalition governments, wonderful stories which made the people at the dinner-table seem featureless and small. After dinner, sitting alone with Rachel under the great swinging lamp, Helen was struck by her pallor. It once ...

— The Voyage Out • Virginia Woolf

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