Co`a*li"tion (?), n. [LL.
coalitio: cf. F. coalition. See Coalesce.]
1. The act of coalescing; union into a body
or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition
of atoms. Bentley.
2. A combination, for temporary purposes,
of persons, parties, or states, having different
interests.
A coalition of the puritan and the
blackleg.
J. Randolph.
The coalition between the religious and
worldly enemies of popery.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league;
combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.