Coalition /(?)/

Co·a·li·tion

Coalition

n.
  1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.
  2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.
    A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg.
    — J. Randolph.
    The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery.