coalition
noun
co·a·li·tion
ˌkō-ə-ˈli-shən 
1
a
: the act of coalescing : union
the coalition of water vapor into raindrops
b
: a body formed by the coalescing of originally distinct elements : combination
They formed a coalition with downtown merchants.
2
: a temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or states for joint action
A multiparty coalition ruled the country.
Examples of coalition in a Sentence
The groups united to form a coalition.
A multiparty coalition ruled the country.
The group is working in coalition with other environmental groups.
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Watch on Deadline It is being organized by CA United, grassroots coalition of over 5,000 California residents and the Union Solidarity Coalition, which was founded by writer/directors who were moved to connect with crew affected by the 2023 WGA strike.
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Peter White, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
America Is All In is a coalition of state, city, business and nonprofit leaders who came together in support of climate action when Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement during his first term in office in 2017.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The article addressed an effort by a coalition of red state legislators in support of state-level laws to exclude undocumented immigrants from birthright citizenship.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
In April of last year a coalition of civil rights groups and medical organizations sued the FDA for missing its own deadline to ban menthol.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
America Is All In is a coalition of state, city, business and nonprofit leaders who came together in support of climate action when Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement during his first term in office in 2017.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The article addressed an effort by a coalition of red state legislators in support of state-level laws to exclude undocumented immigrants from birthright citizenship.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
In April of last year a coalition of civil rights groups and medical organizations sued the FDA for missing its own deadline to ban menthol.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coalition. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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