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Jamaica coalition

Jamaica coalition noun: a German governing coalition among the parties of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Greens.

Noun

Jamaica coalition (plural Jamaica coalitions)

  1. (German) A German governing coalition among the parties of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Greens.
    • Actually, the most likely government, a so-called Jamaica coalition of chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats with the FDP and Greens, could bring some good news for the eurozone.2017 September 29, Guntram Wolff, “A Jamaican Germany is good for Europe”, in Financial Times
    • Despite pressure on the CDU’s Armin Laschet to relinquish his claim to a place in government after the party returned its historically worst ever result, he is forging ahead in his attempts to woo both the Greens and the pro-business FDP to form a CDU-led Jamaica coalition, so-called due to yellow...2021 October 5, Kate Connolly, “Germany’s Greens and CDU report ‘constructive’ coalition talks”, in The Guardian

Forms of Jamaica coalition

pluralJamaica coalitions

Origin of Jamaica coalition

Calque of German Jamaika-Koalition. The symbolic colors of the three parties correspond to the colors of the flag of Jamaica: black for the CDU, yellow for the FDP, and green for the Greens.

Questions about Jamaica coalition

What does Jamaica coalition mean?
Jamaica coalition means a German governing coalition among the parties of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Greens.
What part of speech is Jamaica coalition?
Jamaica coalition is a noun.
What is the plural of Jamaica coalition?
The plural of Jamaica coalition is Jamaica coalitions.

Words near Jamaica coalition in the dictionary

  1. jamahiriyas
  2. jamaica
  3. Jamaica Bay
  4. Jamaica bullace plum
  5. Jamaica Channel
  6. Jamaica coalition
  7. Jamaica Estates
  8. Jamaica ginger
  9. Jamaica ginger cake
  10. Jamaica pepper
  11. Jamaica Plain

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