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coalition; alliance; partnership
An alliance of political parties that join together to form a government or achieve a shared goal. Also used in mathematics to describe simultaneous equations.
三つの政党が連立を組んだ。
Three political parties formed a coalition.
連立政権は内部の対立に苦しんでいる。
The coalition government is struggling with internal conflict.
野党は連立を解消して、それぞれ独自の路線を歩むことになった。
The opposition parties dissolved their coalition and each went their own way.
Primarily a political term describing an alliance between parties. Very common in Japanese news and political reporting.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 連立政権 (coalition government)
- 連立を組む (to form a coalition)
- 連立を解消する (to dissolve a coalition)
- 連立与党 (coalition ruling parties)
Also used in mathematics: 連立方程式 means simultaneous equations.