coalition

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see also: Coalition, COALition

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
• (America) IPA: /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

Noun

coalition

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

   The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.

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

Translations

• French: coalition
• German: Koalition
• Italian: blocco, coalizione
• Portuguese: coalizão, coligação
• Russian: коали́ция
• Spanish: coalición

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Coalition

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Proper noun

1. (Australia, politics) Ellipsis of Coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party Liberal-National coalition
2. (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

• COA abbreviation
• LNP
• L/NP

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COALition

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Proper noun

1. (Australia, politics, slang, mildly, derogatory) The Coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party, emphasising its pro-coal policies.
   • 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.
   • 2019 David Llewellyn-Smith, Can Albo out-coal the COALition? ↗ MacroBusiness, 28 May 2019. Accessed 3 June 2019.

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