coalition

coalition
[ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government or of states
    （尤指组成政府的政党、州的）临时结合，联合，联盟
    a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives.
    自由党成员和保守党成员的联盟。
    [mass noun]the SPD was in coalition with the CDU.
    社民党与基民党结成联盟。
    [as modifier]a coalition government.
    联合政府。
派生
coalitionist
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in the sense 'fusion'): from medieval Latin coalitio(n-), from the verb coalescere (see coalesce). Usage in politics dates from the late 18th cent
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