posted on Mar, 31 2003 @ 12:15 PM
co�a�li�tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (k-lshn)
n.
An alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations.
A combination into one body; a union.
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[French, from Medieval Latin coaliti, coalitin-, from Latin coalitus, past participle of coalscere, to grow together. See coalesce.]
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coa�lition�ist n.
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coalition
\Co`a*li"tion\, n. [LL. coalitio: cf. F. coalition. See Coalesce.] 1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or
parts; as, a coalition of atoms. --Bentley.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
coalition
n 1: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [syn: alliance, alignment, alinement] [ant: nonalignment] 2: the state of
being combined into one body [syn: fusion]