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coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause.
Coalition may also refer to:
Politics
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Coalition government, a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government
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Coalition (Australia), a group of centre-right parties, consisting primarily of the Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia
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Coalition (Chile) The Coalition ( es, Coalición), also but rarely known as Conservative Coalition, was a Chilean coalition formed in 1891 after the 1891 Chilean Civil War and it was the main opposer of the Liberal Alliance. The Coalition was formed by the Conser ...
, a coalition in Chile formed in 1891 after the Chilean Civil War
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Coalition (Colombia), a conservative political party in Colombia
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Coalition (Netherlands) The Coalition is a historic coalition between three confessional parties of Netherlands - the Christian Historical Union, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Roman Catholic State Party. They were united in their common struggle for equal financing for re ...
, a historic coalition between three confessional parties of the Netherlands
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Coalition (Puerto Rico)
A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces.
Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
, a defunct electoral alliance in Puerto Rico
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Coalition of the willing
The term ''coalition of the willing'' refers to an international alliance focused on achieving a particular objective, usually of military or political nature.
Usage
*One early use was by President Bill Clinton in June 1994 in relation to possib ...
, a political phrase used to collectively describe participants in military interventions for which the United Nations Security Council cannot agree to mount a full UN peacekeeping operation
Fiction
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Coalition (Star Fleet Universe), a group in the Star Fleet Universe
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Coalescence (physics)
Coalescence is the process by which two or more droplets, bubbles or particles merge during contact to form a single daughter droplet, bubble or particle. It can take place in many processes, ranging from meteorology to astrophysics. For example ...
, the permanent joining together of two or more bodies
* Coalition, a
group of male lions
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''Coalition'' (album), a 1970 album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones
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''Coalition'' (film), a 2015 British television film
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"Coalition" (''Justified''), a 2012 episode of the TV series ''Justified''
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Coalition Wars
The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, sometimes called the Great French War, were a series of conflicts between the French and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompass first the French Revolutionary Wars agains ...
, a series of European conflicts in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
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The Coalition (company)
The Coalition (formerly Zipline Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver and Black Tusk Studios) is a Canadian video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Vancouver. The Coalition is best known for developing games in the ' ...
, a video game developer
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The Coalition For Women In Journalism
The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is a New York-based non-profit organization that functions globally. The organization is supported by Craig Newmark, Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
Background
The Coalition For Women In Journalism, a ...
, also known as The Coalition
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Coalition of the willing (disambiguation)
The Coalition of the Willing may refer to:
* Coalition of the willing, a post-1990 political phrase
** Coalition of the willing (Iraq war), the military command during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and much of the ensuing war
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Alliance (disambiguation)
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