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# coalition

noun (a coalition, coalitions)

«coalition» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A coalition is a government made by two or more political parties working together, often because no one party won enough seats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/#m1)
2. A coalition is any group of people, groups or countries who join together for a shared aim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/#m2)

### In the lessons

In politics lessons (elections, parliaments, governments in the UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand); in Australia, «the Coalition» means the Liberal and National parties together; in history, countries formed coalitions in wars.

### Examples

- The two parties formed a coalition government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/#x1)
- A coalition of countries sent help after the earthquake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/#x2)
- Schools and charities formed a coalition to stop litter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/#x3)
- No party won enough seats, so they needed a coalition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/#x4)
- The Coalition won the election (Australia). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/#x5)

### Note

Countable. Say it «koh-uh-LISH-un». It means joining forces, not becoming one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coalition» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coalition/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coalition» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coalition.html) on Mova free.