coalition
UK [kəʊ.ə'lɪʃ.ən] US [koʊ-] noun countable or uncountable
■the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time （不同政党或不同群体的人为特定目标而暂时形成的）联盟，同盟，联合体•Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems.联合政府有其自身特有的一系列问题。 •By forming a coalition, the rebels and the opposition parties defeated the government.叛乱者与反对党结成联盟，击败了政府。 •a coalition government联合政府 |