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/kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Coalition n.

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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

Synonyms: Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.

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Etymology of 'Coalition'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Coalition" Quotes from Famous Books

... monopolize the markets for that staple. This led to a fusion of interests between them and the British manufacturers; and to the adoption of principles in political economy, which, if rendered effective, would promote the interests of this coalition. With the advantages possessed by the English manufacturers, "Free Trade" would render all other nations subservient to their interests; and, so far as their operations should be increased, just so far would the demand for American cotton be extended. ...

— Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments • Various

... of the same terms as those provided for men. So revolutionary are the political changes in England that after the war, it is expected—conceded is hardly too strong a word, that the first political cabinet to arise after the coalition cabinet goes, will be a labour cabinet. Certainly if labour does not actually dominate the British government, labour will control it indirectly. And the labour gains during the war will not be lost. Wages in England, and for ...

— The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me • William Allen White

... the lack of an effective cry. The War Cabinet was demanding a further lease of authority on the ground of having won the war. But partly because the new issues had not yet defined themselves, partly out of regard for the delicate balance of a Coalition Party, the Prime Minister's future policy was the subject of silence or generalities. The campaign seemed, therefore, to fall a little flat. In the light of subsequent events it seems improbable that the Coalition Party was ...

— The Economic Consequences of the Peace • John Maynard Keynes

... perceived that not only was my expedition unpopular, but that it would be seriously opposed by all parties. The troops had been quartered for some months at Khartoum; during this time the officers had been intimate with the principal slave-traders of the country. All were Mohammedans—thus a coalition would be natural against a Christian who commanded an expedition avowedly to annihilate the slave ...

— Ismailia • Samuel W. Baker

... a contemporary, is about to start growing tobacco in Norfolk. Whether it is to be sold as Coalition Mixture or Carlton Club has ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 31, 1920 • Various

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