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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。