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Pronunciation : Co`a*li"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. coalitio: cf. F. coalition. See Coalesce.]
Definition : 1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms. Bentley.
2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests. A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg. J. Randolph. The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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