coalition B2 Topic:The Human Body US /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ UK /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #13095 Meanings 1 noun A group of political parties or organizations that join together for a shared aim. The two parties formed a coalition government after the election. 2 noun The joining of different groups or things into one body. The campaign brought a broad coalition of charities together. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group of political... alliancealignment 2 noun · the joining of different... fusioncoalescence More coalnp Word family Forms coalitions Derived forms anticoalitioncoaliecoalitionalcoalitionarycoalitionercoalitionismcoalitionistcoalitionologycountercoalitionintercoalitionintracoalitionnoncoalition Common collocations coalition government Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. coalitiō la-med coalitus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # coalition **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ **IPA (UK):** /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 13095 ## Meanings 1. A group of political parties or organizations that join together for a shared aim. 2. The joining of different groups or things into one body. ## Examples - The two parties formed a coalition government after the election. - The campaign brought a broad coalition of charities together. ## Synonyms - coa - lnp ## Derived Forms - anticoalition - coalie - coalitional - coalitionary - coalitioner - coalitionism - coalitionist - coalitionology - countercoalition - intercoalition - intracoalition - noncoalition ## Roots and Affixes - Root: coalitiō - Root: coalitus ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. ## AI Etymology coalition is a noun and name. It was borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. Historical forms in the chain include coalitiō (Medieval Latin) and coalitus (Latin). Current senses include a group of political parties or organizations that join together for a shared aim and the joining of different groups or things into one body. Derived forms include anticoalition, coalie, coalitional, coalitionary, and coalitioner. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown