English Dictionary

coalition

IPA（発音記号）

/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 稀用

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage. / (rare) The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.

日本語の意味

（一時的な）連合、同盟、合同体：特定の利益のために形成された複数の組織の一時的な結合 / （まれに）チーターの群れ（集合名詞としての用法）

The environmental groups formed a coalition to lobby for stricter pollution controls.

環境団体は、より厳しい汚染規制を求めるために一時的な連合を結成した。

意味（1）

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.

意味（2）

(rare) The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.

Sometimes the ante is upped, the gaggle of bowlers all working on their batsman in turn, like a coalition of cheetahs singling out a vulnerable gazelle, sending their distinctive balls down until the pressure forces a mistake or the batsman gets his own back by smashing a bad ball over everyone’s heads.

coalitions （ plural ）