English-Thai Dictionary
coalition
N การ รวม เป็นหนึ่งเดียว การ ร่วมกัน การ ร่วมมือ กัน การ ประสานกัน สัมพันธมิตร partnership league cooperation combination solidification kan-ruam-pen-nueng-diao
coalition
N รัฐบาลผสม รัฐบาล ร่วม rad-ta-ban-pa-som
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COALITION
n. 1. Union in a body or mass; a coming together, as of separate bodies or parts, and their union in one body or mass; as, a coalition of atoms or particles.
2. Union of individual persons, parties or states.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COALITION
Co `a *li "tion, n. Etym: [LL. coalitio: cf. F. coalition. See Coalesce. ]
1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms. Bentley.
2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests. A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg. J. Randolph. The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.
COALITIONER
COALITIONER Co `a *li "tion *er, n.
Defn: A coalitionist.
COALITIONIST
COALITIONIST Co `a *li "tion *ist, n.
Defn: One who joins or promotes a coalition; one who advocates coalition.
New American Oxford Dictionary
coalition
co a li tion |ˌkōəˈliSHən ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən | ▶noun an alliance for combined action, esp. a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states: a coalition of conservatives and disaffected Democrats | the party was only able to govern in coalition with three or even four other parties | [ as modifier ] : a coalition government. DERIVATIVES co a li tion ist |-nist |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fusion ’): from medieval Latin coalitio (n- ), from the verb coalescere (see coalesce ). Usage in politics dates from the late 18th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
coalition
coalition |ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government: a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives | [ mass noun ] : they had a taste of government in coalition with the Social Democrats. DERIVATIVES coalitionist noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fusion ’): from medieval Latin coalitio (n- ), from the verb coalescere (see coalesce ). Usage in politics dates from the late 18th cent.
American Oxford Thesaurus
coalition
coalition noun the ruling four-party coalition: alliance, union, partnership, bloc, caucus; federation, league, association, confederation, consortium, syndicate, combine; amalgamation, merger.
Oxford Thesaurus
coalition
coalition noun the general election saw no change in the ruling four-party coalition: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus; federation, league, association, confederacy, confederation, consortium, syndicate, combine, entente, alignment; amalgamation, merger; conjunction, combination, fusion.
French Dictionary
coalition
coalition n. f. nom féminin Union de personnes, d ’entreprises, de pays en vue d ’un objectif commun. SYNONYME alliance ; front .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
coalition
co a li tion /kòʊəlɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C (複数の政党の )連合体 , 連立政府 [政権 ]; U (政党 団体が )連合 [提携 ]すること ▸ form a coalition government 連立政権を結成する ▸ the ruling [governing ] coalition 連立与党 .2 C «…のための /…に対する » 連合 (体 ) «for /against » (!しばしば団体名として ) ▸ a coalition against the military regime 軍事政権に対抗する団結 .