Thesaurus results for COALITIONS

coalitions

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plural of coalition

as in factions

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

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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

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Recent Examples of coalitions Since last week, residents in parts of Port-au-Prince have been trapped in gang crossfire after rival coalitions escalated their fight for territory. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts. —

Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026 Using a discharge petition to force votes The vote was the latest effort by House Democrats to maneuver past the Republican majority using a discharge petition — once a rare tool, but now used increasingly to form bipartisan coalitions. —

Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Ellison’s team is hoping to have the deal closed by the end of September, while coalitions are forming in the industry to mount an opposition front. —

Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026 At the same time, Muslim groups like Council on American-Islamic Relations and national interfaith coalitions such as Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign have worked with Christians to challenge these portrayals and promote more nuanced understandings of Islam. —

Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026 Political parties were disincentivized from forming coalitions—which might have unified the anti-Orbán vote—by incrementally raising the threshold required for alliances to enter Parliament. —

Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 The party has an organizational presence across India and has supported or participated in ruling coalitions in several states, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Tamil Nadu. —

Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026 The religious liberty group has received backing from the Justice Department and several other coalitions of states and conservative groups urging the high court to hear the case. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026

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In a culture that tries to divide everyone into smaller and smaller ideological and demographic factions, sports still creates the opposite effect.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict.

— Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026