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1610s, "the growing together of parts," from French coalition (1540s), from Late Latin coalitus "fellowship," originally past participle of Latin coalescere "unite, grow toget [..]
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a group of people or organizations united for a goal.
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the joining together of two or more groups or parties, usually to form a government or opposition
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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 g [..]
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a union, an alliance
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n. Combination in a body or mass.
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An alliance between two or more political units in response to opposing forces.
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Lower case in all instances, including ‘the coalition’.
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Coalición
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The joining together of two or more political parties to form a Government or an opposition.
Source: lop.parl.gc.ca (offline)

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When two or more parties govern together, when neither has an overall majority. Coalitions are very rare in Westminster; the last was the administration led by Winston Churchill during the Second Worl [..]
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The joining of two or more political parties to form government or opposition.
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A group of similar-minded organizations or individuals who have joined together to lobby for a specific cause. Because of their size, coalitions often wield more influence among elected officials than do individual organizations that lobby alone. Some coalitions, such as the Business Roundtable, do not reveal their membership, making the money spen [..]
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A majority government or a minority government made up of two or more parties.
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When two or more parties join together in order to form a government, a 'coalition' is created.
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A formal arrangement between several of the parties or groupings to combine to form a government.
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  A coalition is a group of two or more parties which agree to work together to form a government. A coalition government is one supported in the parliament by two or more parties which share the various portfolios in the government. That is, the ministers in a coalition government are drawn from the parties which form the coalition and not just on [..]
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An alliance (or combination) of political parties for the purpose of securing a working majority in parliament.
Source: elections.act.gov.au

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(n) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty(n) the state of being combined into one body(n) the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing togeth [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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A type of government/executive in which more than one political party shares the power to govern
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Voluntary groups of people representing diverse interests in the community such as Hospitals, businesses, Physicians, and Insurers, with the principal objective to improve Health Care Cost effectivene [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Formally, any political agreement between two or more parties. In Australia, the term Coalition tends to be used as a proper noun to describe the semi-permanent relationship between the two non-Labor [..]
Source: abc.net.au

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The combined forces arrayed against Iraq in Operation Desert Storm.
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of neurons
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An alliance of people, factions, parties, or nations
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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.'' * '''2013''' May [..]
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