a government formed by two or more political parties working together （两党或多党）联合政府 The two parties have formed a coalition. 两党结成了一个联盟。 a two-party coalition 两党联合的政府 a coalition government 联合政府 - (in) coalition (with somebody)
The two parties governed in coalition for four years. 这两个党联合执政 4 年。 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。 - coalition between A and B
a coalition between the Socialists and Communists 社会党人和共产党人的联合
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1They formed a coalition with the Greens. 他们和绿党结为联盟。 a coalition led by the Socialist Party 由社会党领导的联盟 the biggest party in the government coalition 联合政府中最大的党
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a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose （尤指多个政治团体的）联合体，联盟 The network is a global coalition of environmental and consumer groups. 这个圈子网罗了全球的环境保护团体和消费者团体。
Extra Examplesa broad-based coalition of religious and community groups 有广泛基础的宗教和社会团体联盟 a broad coalition of democratic and republican groups 民主团体和共和团体的广泛联合 The proposal has been backed by a broad coalition of prison reform groups. 该提议得到了监狱改革团体广泛联盟的支持。 an umbrella coalition of human rights organizations 集合各人权组织的伞子联盟 a grand coalition of various environmental groups 环保组织大联合 Government soldiers raided the opposition coalition's offices. 政府军突袭了反对派联盟的办公室。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- loose
- broad
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- assemble
- build
- create
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- break up
- collapse
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- government
- member
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- in (a/the) coalition
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Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fusion’): from medieval Latin coalitio(n-), from the verb coalescere ‘grow together’, from co- (from cum ‘with’) + alescere ‘grow up’. Usage in politics dates from the late 18th cent.