coalition

Pronunciation: /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
  2. noun the state of being combined into one body
  3. noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

alliance, alignment, alinement

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
organization
Narrower (hyponyms)
combination, world organization, entente, axis, allies
Opposite (antonyms)
nonalignment

A single word — an entire dictionary opens.

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

Continue reading

Nice save! Solidify it with review →