Associations to the word «Coalition»

Wiktionary

COALITION, noun. A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
COALITION, noun. (rare) The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.
COALITION OF THE WILLING, noun. (politics) A group of countries whose leaders have been persuaded by another to take up a specific task, usually in the context of an invasion or war.

Dictionary definition

COALITION, noun. An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty.
COALITION, noun. The state of being combined into one body.
COALITION, noun. The union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley