Coalition

/kˌə‍ʊəlˈɪʃən/

/ˌkoʊəˈɫɪʃən/

Coalition

an alliance between two or more countries or between political parties when forming a government or during elections

synonyms : alignment

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

the state of being combined into one body

synonyms : fusion

Examples

1. The 1970 elections were won by a coalition led by Allende.

2. The Party was a thorn in the flesh of his coalition.

3. Only a few days ago, the Social Democrats were playing hard to get as the CDU tried to get them into coalition talks.

4. The election promise of employing the large number of unemployed graduates has become a milestone round the neck of the coalition government.