Thesaurus results for COALITIONS

coalitions

noun

plural of coalition

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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 coalitions No single party has ever won an outright majority in the country's 120-seat parliament, forcing political leaders to forge coalitions. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 Netanyahu’s governing coalitions have long relied on ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties that have demanded these exemptions remain in place. — Giovanna Dell'orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 No single party has ever won an outright majority in the country’s 120-seat parliament, forcing political leaders to forge coalitions. — Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 The two main ultra-Orthodox parties — Shas and United Torah Judaism — have long formed the backbone of Netanyahu’s coalitions. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 No single Israeli party has ever won enough seats to control parliament alone, meaning parties generally need to form coalitions with other political factions. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Because outright majorities are rare, parties typically form coalitions. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Throughout American history, interfaith coalitions have created powerful change and served as sources of inspiration, Segal said. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Washington’s unilateralism and fondness for ad hoc coalitions have also gone too far. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Yet that position, unpopular with factions in both parties, is also unpopular with some inside his deeply loyalist White House.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
When Washington in May designated Brazil’s two largest criminal factions, the First Capital Command and the Red Command, as terrorist organizations, Lula warned the labels could become a pretext for American intervention.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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Most of Iran’s regional neighbors field militaries armed by the US but have slowly begun diversifying their arsenals and formalizing new military alliances amid concerns over Washington’s commitment to defending its allies.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
This bipartisanship on attitudes about AI and data centers appears also to show up in alliances on the ground and, in some cases, in new organizations with a focus on thwarting data centers.

— Barbara A. Trish, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of alliances

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If the Greens and the Communists are lobbing bombs at the two major political parties from the extreme left, Libertarians are on the opposite side of the fight--lobbing bombs from the extreme right.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Democrats are trying to flip the governorship as Democratic former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms faces Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a race both parties see as competitive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of parties

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Trade unions criticized the bans, calling them violations of freedom of expression, which is protected by the constitution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Trade unions have criticized the bans, calling them violations of freedom of expression, which is protected by the constitution.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of unions

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Alexandra Cinta, in her early 20s and one of the group’s youngest members, wears a flutter of false eyelashes and sharp wings of black eyeliner.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Flying beneath the wings of its carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, Apeiron traveled from Virgin's manufacturing site in Mesa, Arizona, to its launch site, Spaceport America in New Mexico.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of wings

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This level of online abuse is prevalent in global sports, and federations, governments, and, of course, the people on the receiving end of this hate are scrambling to find meaningful solutions.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026
Trade Minister Serge Papin met representatives of retailers, trade federations, artisans, restaurateurs, banks and insurers to discuss the damage and measures to help affected businesses recover.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of federations

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That knack for making music that sounds more like an irruption in the environment than an assemblage of instruments carries across the six sides of vinyl that comprise From the Toolkit of Lovers.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
The deal unraveled quickly, however, as both sides renewed attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sides

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Supporting and investing in local sportsmen and women, clubs, leagues and venues is the key to ensuring the region develops lucrative sports ecosystems that create meaningful opportunities.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The centralized structure of the Curling Group’s business is a deliberate strategy that other emerging leagues have used to control teams’ costs and centralize operations in a way that moves them quickly toward profitability.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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