What does "coalition" mean?

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

How do you pronounce "coalition"?

Pronounced //kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən//.

Common synonyms include: alliance, coalescence, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation.

//kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage. countable, uncountable
"The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010."
2
the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts wordnet
3
The collective noun for a group of cheetahs. countable, rare, uncountable
"Sometimes the ante is upped, the gaggle of bowlers all working on their batsman in turn, like a coalition of cheetahs singling out a vulnerable gazelle, sending their distinctive balls down until the pressure forces a mistake or the batsman gets his own back by smashing a bad ball over everyone’s heads."
4
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty wordnet
5
the state of being combined into one body wordnet

Proper Noun

1
Ellipsis of Coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party, the Liberal-National coalition. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2
The Coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party, emphasising its pro-coal policies. Australia, derogatory, mildly, slang
"2017 Giles Parkinson, Big utilities about to pay price of saying no to coal and COALition Renew Economy, 11 September 2017. Accessed 3 June 2019."
3
Ellipsis of Coalition of the Willing (“the coalition of nations operating under United States command against Iraq, in the U.S.-Iraq War (Gulf War II; "Iraq War") and its aftermath”). US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
4
Any of several series of nations allied against France in the Napoleonic Wars; in the War of the First Coalition, War of the Second Coalition, etc.