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coalition of the willing

coalition of the willing noun: a group of countries whose leaders have been persuaded by another to take up a specific task, usually in the context of an invasion or war.

Noun

coalition of the willing (plural coalitions of the willing)

  1. A group of countries whose leaders have been persuaded by another to take up a specific task, usually in the context of an invasion or war.

Forms of coalition of the willing

pluralcoalitions of the willing

Origin of coalition of the willing

Coined in the early 1970s by MIT professor Lincoln P. Bloomfield and colleagues.

Questions about coalition of the willing

What does coalition of the willing mean?
Coalition of the willing means a group of countries whose leaders have been persuaded by another to take up a specific task, usually in the context of an invasion or war.
What part of speech is coalition of the willing?
Coalition of the willing is a noun.
What is the plural of coalition of the willing?
The plural of coalition of the willing is coalitions of the willing.

Words near coalition of the willing in the dictionary

  1. coalites
  2. coaliting
  3. coalition
  4. coalition builder
  5. coalition builders
  6. coalition of the willing
  7. coalitional
  8. coalitionally
  9. coalitionary
  10. coalitioner
  11. coalitioners

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