coalition

coalition
01. The Liberal and the New Democratic parties are expected to form a [coalition] government since neither was able to win a clear majority.
02. The candidate has received the support of a [coalition] of environmental and human rights organizations.
03. The Conservative party is expected to form a [coalition] with a number of smaller parties in order to get the majority needed to form a government.
04. The country is presently ruled by a [coalition] government made up of right wing parties and religious parties.
05. Political analysts suggest the new [coalition] government will fall apart if a power-sharing agreement cannot be reached between the different parties in the next few days.
06. In 1173, King William I, Lion of Scotland, joined a rebel [coalition] which invaded the north of England, but was defeated by Henry II.
07. The two left-wing parties have formed a [coalition] to prevent the right from forming the government.
08. Some political commentators have suggested that the green party must form a [coalition] with the left-wing party if it ever wants to be a part of government.
09. The U.S. is trying to build an international [coalition] of countries which will commit to the fight against terrorism.
10. The [coalition] government fell apart because the views of the three parties were simply too different on the major issues.
11. A [coalition] government is sometimes somewhat powerless because it can't do much without angering some interests within the group.
12. During a speech in the House of Commons in 1852, Benjamin Disraeli remarked, "England does not love [coalitions]."
13. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the beginning of independence in Belarus, a [coalition] of conservative elements began campaigning for reintegration with Russia.
14. In September 1992, the President of Tajikstan was imprisoned, and a [coalition] of Islamic groups took over control of the government for a short period.
15. In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait, but was expelled by American-led United Nations [coalition] forces during the Gulf War.

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  • coalition — [ kɔalisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1544 relig.; lat. coalitus, de coalescere « s unir »; repris à l angl., 1718 1 ♦ Réunion momentanée de puissances, de partis ou de personnes dans la poursuite d un intérêt commun d opposition ou de défense. ⇒ alliance,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • coalition — co‧a‧li‧tion [ˌkəʊəˈlɪʆn◂ ǁ ˌkoʊə ] noun 1. [countable] a group of people who join together to achieve a particular purpose: • A coalition of junior doctors, managers, and consultants must assess the working practices of all staff. 2.… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coalition — 1610s, the growing together of parts, from Fr. coalition (1540s), from L.L. coalitus fellowship, originally pp. of L. coalescere (see COALESCE (Cf. coalesce)). First used in a political sense 1715 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Coalition — (v. lat.), 1) Aneinanderhängen ursprünglich freier Pflanzentheile; 2) Verbindung mehrerer Mächte zu einer kriegerischen Unternebmung gegen einen gemeinsamen Feind (vgl. Bündniß); bes. die Vereinigungen der europäischen Mächte gegen Frankreich.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • coalition — I noun affiliation, alliance, amalgamation, association, binding, bond, cartel, combination, combine, coming together, community, concurrence, confluence, conglomerate, congress, conjoining, conjunctio, conjunction, conjuncture, connection,… …   Law dictionary

  • coalition — COALITION. s. f. Il se dit en Physique pour signifier l Union intime de plusieurs substances. Il se dit au moral De la réunion de différens partis, de la ligue de plusieurs Puissances …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • coalition — fusion, confederacy, confederation, federation, *alliance, league …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • coalition — [n] allied group, association affiliation, alliance, amalgam, amalgamation, anschluss, bloc, coadunation, combination, combine, compact, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, faction, federation, fusion, integration …   New thesaurus

  • coalition — ► NOUN ▪ a temporary alliance, especially of political parties forming a government. DERIVATIVES coalitionist noun. ORIGIN Latin, from coalescere coalesce …   English terms dictionary

  • coalition — [kō΄ə lish′ən] n. [ML coalitio < LL coalitus, fellowship, orig. pp. of coalescere: see COALESCE] 1. a combination; union 2. a temporary alliance of factions, nations, etc., for some specific purpose, as of political parties in times of… …   English World dictionary

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