# coalition

Pronunciation: say "koh-uh-LISH-uhn" US /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/, UK /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

## Noun

1. A temporary alliance of organizations or parties, usually formed to gain a particular advantage.
   - Simple: A group of people, parties, or groups who join together for a while to reach a shared goal.
   - _After the election, three parties negotiated a coalition to form a government._
   - _Local environmental groups built a coalition to push for cleaner rivers across the region._

## Noun

2. A group of cheetahs that live and travel together as a single unit. *(rare)*
   - Simple: A group of cheetahs, usually males that live and hunt together.
   - _A coalition of five cheetahs crossed the savanna at dusk._
   - _The guide pointed to a coalition resting in the shade of an acacia._

## Origin

Borrowed from Middle French coalition, which came from Medieval Latin coalitiō (accusative coalitiōnem), ultimately from Latin coalitus.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coalition (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).