coalition

«coalition» in Mova's school dictionary: a government made by two or more political parties… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a coalition, coalitions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A coalition is a government made by two or more political parties working together, often because no one party won enough seats. tree →

2) A coalition is any group of people, groups or countries who join together for a shared aim. tree →

sense 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 →
• A coalition of countries sent help after the earthquake. tree →
• Schools and charities formed a coalition to stop litter. tree →
• No party won enough seats, so they needed a coalition. tree →
• The Coalition won the election (Australia). tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «coalition» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.