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How to pronounce coalition in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fusion
Type of union, unification
Has types alliance, confederation, federalisation, federalization
Derivation coalesce
Type Words
Synonyms coalescence, coalescency, concretion, conglutination
Type of jointure, unification, conjugation, uniting, union
Derivation coalesce
Type Words
Synonyms alignment, alinement, alliance
Type of organization, organisation
Has types allies, axis, bloc, central powers, combination, world organization, entente, entente cordiale, global organization, international organisation, international organization, northern alliance, popular front, united front, world organisation

Examples of coalition

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The churches said they were ready to help promote dialogue within the coalition.
From the sacbee.com
In Maryland, it was Amnesty International and an ardent death penalty coalition.
From the theatlantic.com
Government negotiators reportedly have resisted a proposed coalition government.
From the voanews.com
Take away the enemy, and you take away the glue that holds a coalition together.
From the time.com
They think, even now, the presence of American and coalition forces are trouble.
From the time.com
By contrast, Verhofstadt took less than two weeks to secure his unity coalition.
From the time.com
David Davis played a much unremarked upon role in giving birth to the coalition.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The coalition administration of Prime Minister Iveta Radicova subsequently fell.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
Snyder also will be the target of a mass protest today by a coalition of unions.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Alliance: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
  • The state of being combined into one body
  • Coalescence: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
  • A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant. ...
  • The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a group of centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement (on and off) since 1922. ...
  • A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament. ...
  • The Coalition is a historic coalition of the three confessional parties of the Netherlands, the Christian Historical Union, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Roman Catholic State Party. They were united in their common plight for equal financing for religious schools. ...
  • A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage
  • (coalitions) An association of health care plan sponsors who pool their resources to negotiate with insurers or other health care payers and providers.