Topic: GROUPINGS
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Latin coalitus, past participle of coalescere; COALESCE |
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co‧a‧li‧tion W3
1 [countable]PGPP a union of two or more political parties that allows them to form a government or fight an election together
2 [countable] a group of people who join together to achieve a particular purpose, usually a political one
coalition of a coalition of environmental groups
a coalition of environmental groups3 [uncountable]PPG a process in which two or more political parties or groups join together : He hoped to convert his party members to a belief in coalition.
He hoped to convert his party members to a belief in coalition.