coalition

noun

1. （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
2. （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
3. 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。

1. N-COUNT 联合政府
   A coalition is 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。
2. N-COUNT (政党、社团等的)同盟，联盟
   A coalition is 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。

1. 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。
2. The Social Democrats say they are ready after all to begin talks on joining a coalition government.
   社会民主党人竟然说他们准备开始谈判加入联合政府了。
3. 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。
4. They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition
   他们威胁要退出执政联盟，让政府垮台。
5. The coalition bulldozed the resolution through the plenary session
   政党联盟强行使该项决议在全体会议上通过。
6. 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。
7. It's the coalition forces who are to blame for the continuation of the war
   联合部队应当对战争的延续负责。
8. His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away
   他的联盟也许会占绝对多数，但这种优势可能会很快丧失。
9. His policy risks fracturing the coalition
   他的政策有分裂联盟的风险。
10. 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。
11. If he becomes the major opposition leader, he could hamstring a conservative-led coalition.
    如果他成为主要反对党的领袖，可能会导致保守党领导的联合政府陷于瘫痪。
12. 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。
13. The Liberal leader has announced his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
    自由党领袖已宣布该党退出执政联盟。
14. He wants a loose coalition of leftwing forces.
    他希望左翼力量形成一个松散的联盟。
15. The Chancellor has opted to plough on with policies that could run his coalition on to the rocks.
    总理选择了苦苦执行可能使他的联合政府触礁的政策。
16. It will be able to put together a governing coalition
    它将可以组成一个执政联盟。
17. 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。
18. Westerners charged that the party was run by an unholy coalition between North and South.
    西部人指责说该党被北方和南方不同寻常的联盟所操控。
19. A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty
    联盟本来可以击败政府并毁掉该条约的。
20. The three parties combined to form a coalition government.
    三党结盟组成联合政府。
21. The enemy coalition was unstable enough.
    敌人的联盟是很不稳固的。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Secretary Clinton spoke today with her counterparts from leading nations of the coalition on all these matters.
    今天，克林顿国务卿和来自联盟中其他主要国家的领导人就所有这些问题进行了交谈。
25. The coalition also lost several states to the opposition.
    该联盟还把好几个州的控制权输给了反对派。
26. So if we work with you and your open spaces coalition.
    如果我们和你的空地联盟合作。
27. 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。

noun

1. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group

   Synonym:    coalescencecoalescencyconcretionconglutination

2. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

   Synonym:    alliancealignmentalinement

3. the state of being combined into one body

   Synonym:    fusion