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Coalition, usually takes place in multi-party system in which no single party is able to command support of a working majority, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 101.

is the union of political parties to secure a majority in Parliament over other groups, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 140.

is the combination or alliance short of union especially of States or Political parties, Chambers Concise 20th Century Dictionary, Davidson, Seaton and Simpson, p. 184.

is the temporary alliance of factions, parties for some specific purpose, Webster's Dictionary of Law, p. 279.