Synonyms of coalitions

coalitions

noun

plural of coalition

1

as in factions

a group of people acting together within a larger group

rival coalitions struggling for control of the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factions
• parties
• wings
• sides
• teams
• blocs
• sects
• bodies
• movements
• blocks
• sets
• denominations
• splinters
• gangs
• caucuses
• crews
• splits
• persuasions
• schisms
• packs
• scissions

2

as in alliances

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alliances
• confederacies
• unions
• federations
• leagues
• partnerships
• blocs
• combinations
• confederations
• groups
• organizations
• combines
• axes
• associations
• factions
• blocks
• cartels
• fusions
• cooperatives
• conspiracies
• wings
• cabals
• syndicates
• affiliations
• sides
• fronts
• trusts
• juntos
• conferences
• circuits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coalitions

Similarly to De Soto, residents in Emporia, El Dorado, Ottawa, Osawatomie and Edgerton have formed their own coalitions and circulated petitions to ban data centers in their respective communities. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable reversals, and some have softened their views to build coalitions with moderates. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

At national level, too, far-right parties now lead coalitions in Italy and the Czech Republic and serve as junior governing partners in Finland, Croatia, Slovakia and Sweden. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Phair felt she was atomized from the female coalitions of the ’90s, and that this co-bill might be a way to rectify that. — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

And both sets of allies are forming new middle-power coalitions to reduce reliance on Washington, from recent European arrangements with India to the trade agreements Japan is pursuing with Latin America. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Health care affordability will be solved by building durable coalitions around ideas that work in the real world, not just in theory. — Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

It will be won by cities that have spent years assembling investors, identifying stadium sites, building political coalitions and demonstrating that the public and private sectors can actually work together. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026