coalition

Plural: coalitions

Noun

• an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
• the state of being combined into one body
• the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
• A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
• The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.

Examples

• The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.

Synonyms

alignment, alinement, alliance, coalescence, coalescency, concretion, conglutination, fusion

Antonyms

nonalignment