noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a broad alliance/coalition
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The government was a broad alliance of eight political parties.
a coalition government (= government made up of members of more than one political party )
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The country has had a succession of weak coalition governments.
an unlikely alliance/coalition
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Once he resigned as president, the unlikely coalition of former enemies fell apart.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
broad
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In seeking to build the broadest possible coalition , advocates for marriage rights advance the same kind of argument.
conservative
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Above all, it drove a wedge through the heart of the Conservative coalition .
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A conservative coalition of Democrat and Republican congressmen developed which could delay further reforms, and sometimes block them altogether.
democratic
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It will remain part of the Union of Democratic Forces coalition .
grand
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Type 1 here represents a democratic system in which party competition is minimal, and grand coalition government is the norm.
national
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By advocating the building of a national coalition the Communists were able to attract sections of the Socialist Party.
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Leaders of the parties allied with Janata Dal in the ruling National Front coalition expressed their agreement with the action.
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The party, which is part of the national coalition government, won 29 % in last year's general election.
new
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S.B. was deeply reluctant to envisage a new coalition .
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She announced a new coalition to fight Wilson, New Jersey Gov.
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If all fails a new election is possible - or a new Labour-Likud coalition .
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They too place their hopes in a new coalition between Party reformers and new social pressures for change.
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That fault line runs through the New Labour coalition .
political
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The former political coalition which directed support towards the skilled working class in the private sector had begun to dissolve.
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I began to see that political coalitions , working with others where our agendas overlapped, were not only possible but imperative.
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Independent presidential candidates would be able to stand, as well as those from political parties and coalitions .
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Besides being a political coalition , the Frente Amplio had a social movement identity.
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Organisations are political coalitions of individuals and groups which have their own interests.
ruling
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But Conservatives in the ruling coalition dislike the idea because they fear losses at the polls next year to the far-right Republicans.
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The extension was unsuccessfully opposed in parliament by deputies both to the left and right of the ruling coalition .
■ NOUN
government
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However, combined results disguised a collapse of support for the Independent Smallholders' Party, the other government coalition partner.
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The government coalition , provided it stays together, has an advantage in organisation and money.
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But his government coalition soon fell apart.
member
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No coalition can have over 325 votes, but coalition members can give up votes to stay within the limit.
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With the removal of Narong and Somboon, Suchinda came under intense pressure from the coalition members to accept the premiership.
opposition
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The opposition coalition criticized the tax-free zones as exploiting women textile workers and as creating dependence on foreign countries.
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Leaders of the opposition coalition Zajedno, or Together, address the crowd.
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Their failure also appeared to reduce the chance of creating an effective opposition coalition .
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The newly formed opposition coalition insisted it was the majority and kept the original day and time.
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Instead, the center-right opposition coalition that is leading the street demonstrations is demanding early elections.
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An identical opposition coalition had backed the victorious Rengo-no-kai candidate in the Nara prefecture by-election on Feb. 9.
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With the opposition coalition holding firmly together, more history-making is likely in the coming weeks.
partner
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The Labour Party's main coalition partner , the leftist Meretz, supported the move.
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Netanyahu was able to bring his coalition partners into line to support the Hebron agreement.
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On his choice of coalition partners would depend Barak's freedom of manoeuvre.
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New Aspiration, a prospective coalition partner , was already under public pressure against the inclusion of tainted politicians in the line-up.
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The coalition partners predict further elections in six to eight months, and the energy shortage threatens to hamper their reform plans.
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If a coalition government is necessary, Cabinet and lesser government posts will be allocated after negotiation with coalition partners .
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Several coalition partners who hold important ministerial portfolios have dug in their heels.
party
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Candidates could be nominated by political parties , party coalitions , or groups of 500 voters.
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Wasn't his victorious opponent, Vojislav Kostunica, the head of an 18-#party coalition ?
■ VERB
build
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This agreement was the most substantive evidence yet that Gorbachev was now seeking to build a coalition of centre and left-wing forces.
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Nor should it blind us to the need to build coalitions with others.
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Most of what I did, the real work, was building alliances, coalitions , informal relationships to get things done.
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Pat Buchanan has built a strong coalition of supporters.
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In seeking to build the broadest possible coalition , advocates for marriage rights advance the same kind of argument.
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Female exogamy means that apes are largely devoid of mechanisms for females to build coalitions of relatives.
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Organize your friends, build a coalition of local groups, and call on your local station manager.
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It demonstrates that in the post-Cold War world, middle powers can avail themselves of new power to build coalitions .
form
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Shevardnadze was expected to set about forming a coalition among some of the 36 parties which had contested parliamentary seats.
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They form a coalition of historic losers.
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The Churches have formed a coalition to speak on behalf of the thousands of homeless people in this country.
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Ciller and the other secular party leaders are negotiating to form a coalition without Refah.
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Thus grooming partners may form a coalition during agonistic encounters.
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The newly formed opposition coalition insisted it was the majority and kept the original day and time.
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We should resist the manipulation of our desires and form a coalition with women internationally to resist the colonisation of our bodies.
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Big business joined together to form a climate change coalition to lobby successfully against the protocol.
govern
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They now govern in a coalition with the People's party.
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It is also possible to have a working multiparty system in which various parties are willing to cooperate in a governing coalition .
include
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Erhard was succeeded in 1966 by Kurt Kiesinger in a coalition which included the Social Democrats.
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The present coalition government elections include no fewer than five political parties.
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The coalition includes members of the Social Democratic Party, which has traditionally been opposed to the nuclear option.
join
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Two other legislators were also reported to have joined the coalition following the elections.
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As literacy proprietors awaken to the failure of their dreams and the aridity of their ideals, they join in coalitions .
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The fact that it was invited to join a coalition marks the crowning achievement of its crusade to achieve political respectability.
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It was reported that Shamir intended to persuade Agudat Yisrael to join his coalition government.
lead
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Aged only 53, he was already the country's longest-serving Prime Minister, having led successive coalition governments since 1982.
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S.-#led coalition forces in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
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The Prime Minister was Alcala Zamora who lead a coalition government of republican radicals.
leave
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The central committee of Tehiya voted to leave the coalition government.
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Bossi brought down Berlusconi's first government by leaving the ruling coalition .
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His resignation came after a key member left the coalition in protest.
rule
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But the ruling coalition still faces difficulties.
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Shinshinto leader Ichiro Ozawa will pepper the ruling coalition with questions on Jan. 24.
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None of them has ruled out entering a coalition government against the nationalists, but each would demand a high price.
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Kentucky last had a bipartisan ruling coalition in 1920.
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They had ruled in coalition since 1938.
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Within that ruling coalition was an ongoing struggle between two powerful factions.
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She hopes to exploit the preferential voting system in the federal elections to unseat the ruling coalition .
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Mr Takemura told reporters following a meeting by leaders of the three-party ruling coalition .
support
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They were expected to support the M-19 coalition .
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Moreover, the major parties today are supported by two distinct coalitions of voters, each with core interests and demands.
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Both groups were reported to have expressed their willingness to support the Lakas-NUCD coalition in the new legislature.
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Ruling coalition Both the government and the opposition are supported by loose coalitions consisting of many political parties.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a three-party coalition
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Community leaders hope to form a health-care reform coalition .
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the California Coalition for Immigrant Rights
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A powerful coalition of committed advocates will, in this way, emerge out of those modest coalitions that exist today.
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A similar Flosse-Vernaudon coalition in 1982 had lasted only 110 days.
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Because, they argued, the males in coalitions were almost always close relatives, kin selection enhanced the benefits of cooperation.
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No, they found themselves forced to say to the world, we are not a revolution, we are a coalition .
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Originally, the coalition planned its own march in Sacramento.
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Several coalition partners who hold important ministerial portfolios have dug in their heels.
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There they eventually led to coalition governments.
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This coalition collapsed, however, and a new government was formed in September 1988.