COALITION

coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination

(noun) the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement

(noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

coalition, fusion

(noun) the state of being combined into one body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coalition (countable and uncountable, plural coalitions)

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

(rare) The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.

Anagrams

• coitional

Proper noun

Coalition (plural er-noun)

(Australia, politics) Ellipsis of Coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party. (Liberal-National coalition)

(US, politics) 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.

Synonyms

(coalition of the Liberals and the Nationals)

• COA (abbreviation)

• LNP

• L/NP

Anagrams

• coitional

Proper noun

COALition (plural er-noun)

(Australia, politics) The Coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party, emphasising its pro-coal policies.

Anagrams

• coitional

Source: Wiktionary


Co`a*li"tion, n. Etym: [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.

2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests. A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg. J. Randolph. The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery. Macaulay.

Syn.

– Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 June 2025

SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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