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coalition (iou)



coalition noun. E17.
[medieval Latin coalitio(n-), from coalit- pa. ppl stem of coalescere COALESCE: see -ION.]
Coalescence; union, fusion, combination. E17.
J. Trapp Water and oil violently shaken together may seem to mingle, but..there is no coalition. B. Cottle The coalition of an emphatic name and a clear symbol has often made for fine visual advertising.
Politics. A temporary combination of parties etc. that retain distinctive principles. E18.
T. Benn All major political parties are coming to be seen for what they arebroad coalitions.
coalitioner noun a person who forms or joins a coalition E19.
coalitionism noun the principles or advocacy of government by coalition of parties E20.
coalitionist noun an adherent of a coalition or of coalitionism L18.