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coalition
noun
a
group
of
people
,
political
parties
,
organizations
,
or
countries
that
temporarily
join
together
for
a
shared
goal
,
especially
in
politics
or
social
action
•
Several
small
parties
formed
a
coalition
to
gain
a
majority
in
parliament
.
Several
small
parties
formed
a
coalition
to
gain
a
majority
in
parliament
.
•
Environmental
groups
joined
a
coalition
to
save
the
river
from
pollution
.
Environmental
groups
joined
a
coalition
to
save
the
river
from
pollution
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
early
17th
century
from
Latin
‘
coalitio
’
meaning
‘
a
growing
together
’,
from
‘
coalescere
’ ‘
to
unite
’.
noun
-
coalition
the
act
or
process
of
uniting
separate
parts
,
groups
,
or
substances
into
one
•
The
coalition
of
the
two
companies
created
the
largest
bakery
in
town
.
The
coalition
of
the
two
companies
created
the
largest
bakery
in
town
.
•
After
years
of
conflict
,
the
tribes
reached
coalition
through
a
peace
treaty
.
After
years
of
conflict
,
the
tribes
reached
coalition
through
a
peace
treaty
.
Same
Latin
root
as
the
countable
sense
:
Latin
‘
coalitio
’,
from
‘
co-
’ ‘
together
’
+
‘
alescere
’ ‘
to
grow
’.
