Thesaurus results for COALITION

coalition

noun

ˌkō-ə-ˈli-shən

Definition of coalition

as in faction

a group of people acting together within a larger group rival coalitions struggling for control of the party

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an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection preservationists formed a coalition with the theater owners to preserve these historic structures

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Recent Examples of coalition The coalition has also started a letter-writing campaign to collect support. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Al Solove, chair of Indivisible ATL and a member of the DeFrost Home Depot leadership team, said the coalition is specifically pressing Home Depot to end its relationship with Flock Safety. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 But just as Reitman’s filmmaker coalition was acquiring the Village, his other group offered the Bruin’s owners three paths forward. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 Gurfein led a coalition that expanded upon research begun by Williams, gathering original records and examining why earlier efforts had failed. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coalition

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Noun

The governor was embroiled in a scandal in 2023 involving the Sinaloa cartel, in which his name was published in a letter written by a then-Sinaloa cartel capo whom leaders of a rival faction of the cartel had kidnapped.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Sinaloa has been engulfed for nearly two years in a bloody conflict between rival factions of the cartel that bears the state’s name.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of faction

Noun

The alliance’s first test could well be in Yemen, said Mohammed Nail Abdulqader on Responsible Statecraft (Washington DC).

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 22 Aug. 2026
North Korea’s willingness to sustain such losses reflects the reach of Russia’s global alliances and Moscow’s need for extra manpower.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

But his record of publicly interacting with Piker — including at a pool party just before the primary — remains a sore point among some Michigan Democrats.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Back at school, Thom hangs out on the bleachers for a secret meeting with the creepy home invader from Robert’s party.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of party

Noun

July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
The headstone, a memorial to texans who served the confederacy, was erected in 1964, which is to say the state missed the hundred-year anniversary of the battle itself but did remember to put it up in the year that Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of confederacy

Noun

El-Sayed has taken heat from some in his party over his associations with Piker, the left-wing streamer whose comments about American Jews have faced intense criticism in recent days.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Monochromatic features carry through with lighter gray eyestay clips and netting, as well as a predominantly black midsole, TPU wings and lining.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wing

Noun

In 1998, Fabares was supportive of early efforts to combine the Screen Actors Guild with the industry’s other major performers union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
The same union publicly called on the state’s 200 billionaires to also work together to find a solution to the Medicaid hole.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of union

Noun

Several other wagons used during the days of the cattle drives, including a buckboard and mail wagon, are lined up on either side.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
The 28-year-old spent the second half of last campaign on loan at West Ham United, starting 14 league games for the side.

— Sam Joseph, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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