Coalition
Hung parliaments, pooled hostel cooler funds, and rainbow alliances all survive on this noun: separate streams growing into one ruling river.
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Alliance forming a government.
Memory trick
COALESCE: separate streams growing (alescere) into one river.
Examples
The coalition completed its term.
The hostel coalition of three wings pooled money for a common cooler.
Fragile coalitions survive on weekly breakfast meetings and shared enemies.
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Etymology
From Latin coalescere "to grow together," from com- "together" + alescere "to grow." Separate parties growing into one ruling plant.
Usage Notes
Parliamentary math: coalition dharma, coalition era, rainbow coalition. Implies bargaining; no single partner rules alone.
Real-life contexts
Use in polity: "The coalition stitched a common program."
Use in history: "Wartime coalitions bury old rivalries."
Use in college: "A coalition of societies ran the fest."
Common Mistakes
Coalition is the alliance; collegium and cabinet are different bodies. "Coalition government" is standard; "coalition party" usually misleads.
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