coalition

英 [ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn]

美 [ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃn]

n. (两党或多党)联合政府; (尤指多个政治团体的)联合体; 联合; 结合; 联盟

复数：coalitions　

Collins.3 / BNC.2996 / COCA.2241

牛津词典

noun

（两党或多党）联合政府
a government formed by two or more political parties working together
1. to form a coalition
  组成联合政府
2. a two-party coalition
  两党联合的政府
3. a coalition government
  联合政府
（尤指多个政治团体的）联合体，联盟
a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose
1. a coalition of environmental and consumer groups
  环境保护和消费者团体的联盟
联合；结合；联盟
the act of two or more groups joining together
1. They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats.
  他们不排除与社会民主党人结盟的可能性。

N-COUNT 联合政府
Acoalitionis a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
1. Since June the country has had a coalition government...
  从6月份起，该国一直由一个联合政府执掌政权。
2. It took five months for the coalition to agree on and publish a medium-term economic programme.
  联合政府花了5个月的时间才达成并公布了一项中期经济计划。
N-COUNT (政党、社团等的)同盟，联盟
Acoalitionis a group consisting of people from different political or social groups who are co-operating to achieve a particular aim.
1. He had been opposed by a coalition of about 50 civil rights, women's and Latino organizations.
  大约有50个民权组织、女性社团和拉丁裔社团联合起来反对他。

noun

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
Synonym:coalescencecoalescencyconcretionconglutination
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
Synonym:alliancealignmentalinement
the state of being combined into one body
Synonym:fusion

We were part of the most powerful wartime coalition in human history through World War II.
二战中，我们参加了人类历史上最强大的战时联盟。
The Party was a thorn in the flesh of his coalition.
该党是他所在联盟的眼中钉、肉中刺。
The coalition will face a full-on attack from the Government.
该联盟将面临政府毫无保留的抨击。
Since June the country has had a coalition government
从6月份起，该国一直由一个联合政府执掌政权。
The coalition did worse than expected, getting just 11.6 per cent of the vote.
联盟只获得了11.6%的选票，比预想的还糟。
He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time
他说他希望结成联盟的工作不会耗时太久。
Many of the coalition members could have their own political agendas
许多联盟成员可能会有他们自己的政治议题。
Yet this aggression was stopped& by the might of coalition forces and the will of the United Nations.
然而联盟军队的力量和联合国的意志制止了这一侵略。
His policy risks fracturing the coalition
他的政策有分裂联盟的风险。
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。