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DictionarycoalitionAlliance for shared action
noun

coalition

koh-uh-LISH-un/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/

An alliance formed to work toward a shared goal.

The groups form a coalition around a shared plan.

Representatives of three distinct community groups joining hands around a shared work plan, Black woman, white man and East Asian woman, temporary joint effort.
Etymology
coalitionFrenchgrowing together of parts

Coalition originally described the growing together of parts. In its political sense, those parts are groups or parties joining temporarily to achieve a shared objective.

In context

United States Institute of Peace57:56
the global fragility act coalition which was a coalition of 65 organizations um and it really shows the power of civil society and that working together
Pandemics, Peace, and Justice: Shaping What Comes Next (PeaceCon 2020 Plenary Session)

More examples

  • Several coalitions competed.
  • She joined the coalition.
  • The coalition agreed on a goal.

Forms

coalition · coalitions

coalesce verb — come together into a whole

Similar words

alliance
The broader cooperative arrangement.
bloc
A group acting together, often in politics.