coalition

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a group of political... alliance alignment

2 noun · the joining of different... fusion coalescence

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Forms coalitions

Derived forms anticoalitioncoaliecoalitionalcoalitionarycoalitionercoalitionismcoalitionistcoalitionologycountercoalitionintercoalitionintracoalitionnoncoalition

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coalition government
a government formed by two or more political parties working together

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus.

coalitiō la-med coalitus Latin

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas

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