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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

grande coalizione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɡrande koalitˈtsjone

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Grand Coalition/ˌɡrænd ˌkəʊ.lɪˈéɪ.ʃən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il parlamento ha optato per una grande coalizione."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An alliance of major political parties in a parliamentary system, typically formed during times of national emergency or when no single party can command a clear majority.

    "The two leading rival parties agreed to form a grand coalition to ensure government stability during the economic crisis."
  2. 2

    Any broad cooperative grouping of distinct factions or interest groups uniting to achieve a common objective.

    "Environmentalists and business leaders forged a grand coalition to lobby for sustainable infrastructure funding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French 'grand' (meaning large or great, from Latin 'grandis') combined with 'coalition', originating from Latin 'coalitus' (grown together). The political term gained prominence in 20th-century European parliamentary democracies to describe cooperative alliances between major opposing political parties during national crises.

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