coalition

名词 coalition:

1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
   同义词：alliance, alignment, alinement
2. the state of being combined into one body
   同义词：fusion
3. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
   同义词：coalescence, coalescency, concretion, conglutination

1. When the coalition was formed, the Communists were left out in the cold.
   各党形成联盟时，共产党人被排斥在外。
2. The party may realign (itself) with Labour in a new coalition.
   该党可能与工党重新组成新的联盟。
3. The two parties have united to form a coalition.
   这两个党已结成联盟。
4. Some of the parties in Spain formed a coalition government.
   西班牙的一些政党组成了一个联合政府。

co.a.li.tion

n.（名词）
An alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations.
联盟：人民、派别、政党或国家的联合，尤指暂时联合
A combination into one body; a union.
结为一体；联盟

来源：
French
法语
from Medieval Latin coalitiô coalitiôn-
源自 中世纪拉丁语 coalitiô coalitiôn-
from Latin coalitus [past participle of] coalôscere [to grow together] * see coalesce
源自 拉丁语 coalitus [] coalôscere的过去分词 [一起成长] *参见 coalesce

【引伸】
co.ali.tionist
n.（名词）