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coalition

noun
Saykoh-uh-LISH-uhnUS/koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/UK/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

Pluralcoalitions

2 meanings of coalition

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A group of people, parties, or groups who join together for a while to reach a shared goal.

    Like several small teams joining into one big team to win a game.

    The two parties formed a coalition to win the vote.

    Several small charities joined the coalition last month.

    Similaralliance, bloc, union, partnership, league

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  2. 2
    nounrarecountable
    A group of cheetahs, usually males that live and hunt together.

    Like calling a group of wolves a pack: but for cheetahs the word is a coalition.

    A coalition of cheetahs moved slowly across the open grass.

    Majed Sultan Ali was on his second visit to the game reserve in a bid to photograph a coalition of cheetahs.
    2014, Darren Boyle, “Running wild! Mother cheetah has SIX cubs keeping her busy by jumping, hiding and climbing all over her”Here, a coalition means a group of cheetahs that live and travel together.
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Origin

It came through Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitio, from Latin coalitus.