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title: coalition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «coalition» in the school dictionary: A coalition is a government made by two or more political parties working together, often because no one party won enough seats. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# coalition

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**Who acts:** coalition, two political parties, one party, people, two parties, Schools · **What happens:** be, make, work together, win, join, share · **To what, where:** government, enough seats, group, coalition government, help, coalition

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«coalition» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [coalition in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coalition.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A coalition is a government made by two or more political parties working together, often because no one party won enough seats.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalition:m1:1
# text = A coalition is a government made by two or more political parties working together, often because no one party won enough seats.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coalition	coalition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	conj	_	_
11	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:agent	_	_
13	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
17	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
19	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
22	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a coalition | a government |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a government *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **work together** | gerund | two political parties *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **win** | past | no one party | enough seats |  |  |  | often *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A coalition is any group of people, groups or countries who join together for a shared aim.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalition:m2:1
# text = A coalition is any group of people, groups or countries who join together for a shared aim.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coalition	coalition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	aim	aim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a coalition | any group |  |  |  | of people and groups or countries | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | present | people and groups or countries |  |  |  |  | for a shared aim; together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **share** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two parties formed a coalition government.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalition:x1:1
# text = The two parties formed a coalition government.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	coalition	coalition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | the two parties | a coalition government |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location government=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A coalition of countries sent help after the earthquake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalition:x2:1
# text = A coalition of countries sent help after the earthquake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coalition	coalition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | a coalition of countries | help |  |  | after the earthquake |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Schools and charities formed a coalition to stop litter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalition:x3:1
# text = Schools and charities formed a coalition to stop litter.
1	Schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coalition	coalition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | Schools and charities | a coalition |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location coalition=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Schools and charities *not said here* | litter |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality litter=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No party won enough seats, so they needed a coalition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalition:x4:1
# text = No party won enough seats, so they needed a coalition.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coalition	coalition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | no party | enough seats |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Eventuality |
| 2 | **need** | past | seats *= seat* | a coalition |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot coalition=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Coalition won the election (Australia).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coalition:x5:1
# text = The Coalition won the election (Australia).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Coalition	Coalition	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the Coalition | the election |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality |

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