Thesaurus results for COALITION

coalition

noun

ˌkō-ə-ˈli-shən

Definition of coalition

as in faction

a group of people acting together within a larger group rival coalitions struggling for control of the party

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as in alliance

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection preservationists formed a coalition with the theater owners to preserve these historic structures

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Recent Examples of coalition In a first tweet, Al-Maliki said coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Yanbu. — October 16, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Raman is endorsed by YIMBY groups and tenant rights coalitions, while Bass has endorsements from trade and construction groups as well as support from some private developers. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The measure’s opponents, a coalition of environmental, public health and labor organizations, say the measure tips the scales too far in favor of project approval and would strip protections and local control from California communities. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The founders see it as the seed of a standing coalition of Asian producers working together on co-productions and policy. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coalition

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Noun

According to officials, a faction of the protesters released smoke bombs and firecrackers, and overturned tables and chairs in public areas.

— Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026
Lebanon was polarized between pro-West groups and others that supported Palestinian factions and Egyptian leader Gamal Abdul-Nasser.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of faction

Noun

Such moves are typical of presidential hopefuls from both parties seeking to bolster their alliances nationwide.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
The collaboration between the two companies, which have in the past avoided public partnerships, is a sign that the AI boom has caused somewhat of a sea change in Silicon Valley alliances.

— , CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

The president’s party has historically faced challenges in midterm elections.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
Strategists in both parties said that this redistricting scramble has changed how donors are being approached for state legislative races — rarely the first places where the largest political funders send their cash.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of party

Noun

Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of confederacy

Noun

At a demonstration outside the city government in early October, around 200 people demanded solutions from Spain's left-wing national government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
His wife had grown up in neighboring Jeonju, one of South Korea’s great food cities, and the politics of the province—historically self-reliant and left-wing—agreed with him.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wing

Noun

Powell, the treasurer of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, said former union president Escobar showed up to a union board meeting while on-duty.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Advocacy groups, unions and other due diligence bodies are only advancing in their capabilities and capacity to root out wrongdoing.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of union

Noun

Google cofounder Sergey Brin, who moved to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe and also bought a Miami home, and venture capitalist Peter Thiel also left California for Miami ahead of the Prop 40 cutoff.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The initial configuration already included the trailer side skirts and wheel covers.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of side

Noun

While club competitions revenue mostly goes back to the teams as prize money, UEFA needs lucrative national-team events to fund its own running costs, support 55 member federations and keep a reserves fund around 500 million euros ($560 million).

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Rather, it was based on joint research by eight major trade union federations examining the actual living expenses of 422 workers from 28 factories in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kampong Speu provinces.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of federation

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