coalition
Chinese meaning
联盟；联合体（尤指为共同目标联合的组织）
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Example
The case was brought by a coalition of French local authorities, alongside five local civil society organizations, who challenged TotalEnergies' continued expansion of oil and gas production.
此案由一个法国地方政府联合体提起，同时还有五个本地公民社会组织，他们对 TotalEnergies 持续扩大石油和天然气生产提出质疑。
Source: Earth.org · 26 Jun 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁 coalitus，经中古法语借入，本义「合并生长在一起」
- co-(共同、一起) + al-(生长、融合，来自拉丁 alescere) + -ition(名词后缀)
Collocations
- form a coalition / coalition government / broad coalition
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