{
    "term": "coalition",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a government formed by two or more political parties working together",
            "sensetop": "(in) coalition (with somebody)coalition between A and B",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The two parties have formed a coalition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a two-party coalition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a coalition government"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coalition was/were in power for four years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two parties governed in coalition for four years.",
                    "contextForm": "(in) coalition (with somebody)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a coalition between the Socialists and Communists",
                    "contextForm": "coalition between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They formed a coalition with the Greens."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a coalition led by the Socialist Party"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the biggest party in the government coalition"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["strong", "loose", "broad"],
                "verb + coalition": ["assemble", "build", "create"],
                "coalition + verb": ["break up", "collapse", "fall"],
                "coalition + noun": ["government", "member", "partner"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in (a/​the) coalition",
                    "coalition between",
                    "coalition of"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The network is a global coalition of environmental and consumer groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a broad-based coalition of religious and community groups"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A broad coalition of organizations criticized the government's plans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposal has been backed by a broad coalition of prison reform groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an umbrella coalition of human rights organizations"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a grand coalition of various environmental groups"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["strong", "loose", "broad"],
                "verb + coalition": ["assemble", "build", "create"],
                "coalition + verb": ["break up", "collapse", "fall"],
                "coalition + noun": ["government", "member", "partner"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in (a/​the) coalition",
                    "coalition between",
                    "coalition of"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/",
                "audio": "co/coalition/coalition__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn/",
                "audio": "co/coalition/coalition__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fusion’): from medieval Latin coalitio(n-), from the verb coalescere ‘grow together’, from co- (from cum ‘with’) + alescere ‘grow up’. Usage in politics dates from the late 18th cent."
}