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marriage of convenience in Arabic

زَوَاج مَصْلَحَة zawāj maṣlaḥa

marriage of convenience in Arabic: زَوَاج مَصْلَحَة (zawāj maṣlaḥa). In English, marriage of convenience means a marriage motivated by some reason other than love; for example, one conducted to obtain residence rights in a country, for financial gain, or for political purposes.

Arabic words for marriage of convenience

marriage motivated by some reason other than love
زَوَاج مَصْلَحَة zawāj maṣlaḥa

English meaning of marriage of convenience

  1. noun A marriage motivated by some reason other than love; for example, one conducted to obtain residence rights in a country, for financial gain, or for political purposes.
  2. noun A big tent alliance of disparate factions (such as political factions).

Full definition of marriage of convenience

marriage of convenience in a sentence

  • Libertarians and the Religious Right make odd bedfellows, but that marriage of convenience in the Republican Party has stuck around since the 1980s.

Synonyms of marriage of convenience

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Questions about marriage of convenience in Arabic

What is the meaning of marriage of convenience in Arabic?
Marriage of convenience in Arabic is زَوَاج مَصْلَحَة (zawāj maṣlaḥa).
ما معنى كلمة marriage of convenience؟
Marriage of convenience: زَوَاج مَصْلَحَة (zawāj maṣlaḥa).
What does marriage of convenience mean in English?
Marriage of convenience means a marriage motivated by some reason other than love; for example, one conducted to obtain residence rights in a country, for financial gain, or for political purposes.

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