- An alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations.
- A combination into one body; a union.
- A group of usually two to six male lions that drive off and replace the male lions in a pride in order to mate with the females and protect the resulting offspring.
[French, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōn-, from Latin coalitus, past participle of coalēscere, to grow together. See coalesce.]
coalitionist co'a·li'tion·ist n.





