Coalition
Coalition , noun
[Late Latin coalitio: compare French coalition. See Coalesce.]
1.
The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms. — Bentley
2.
A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.
A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg.
The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery.