coalition-building
Forging political partnerships
Coalition-building is the process of bringing together different groups, factions, or stakeholders to work toward a shared goal.
The term appears frequently in political contexts, where parties or interest groups must unite despite differences: Coalition-building across the aisle proved difficult.
It emphasizes the active, ongoing work of forming alliances rather than the alliance itself.
Involving both major parties
- caucusParty selection meeting
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- blocAllied group sharing interests
parliamentary · consensus · whip · compromise · negotiation · filibuster · majority · stakeholder
Party with an interest
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- mergerCorporate combination
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
board · integration · synergy · alignment · buy-in · teamwork · cross-functional · inclusion
Involving multiple parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- accordHarmony between parties
- NATOWestern defense organization
bloc · alignment · partnership · rapprochement · détente · confederation · federation · pact
Common people as political base
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- solidarityUnity among allies
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- alliesCooperative partners united together
movement · outreach · community · advocacy · intersectionality · campaign · network · union
bipartisan
Involving both major parties
- caucusParty selection meeting
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
bloc · parliamentary · consensus · whip · compromise · negotiation · filibuster · majority · stakeholder · platform
stakeholder
Party with an interest
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- mergerCorporate combination
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
collaboration · board · integration · synergy · alignment · buy-in · teamwork · cross-functional · inclusion · facilitation
multilateral
Involving multiple parties
NATO · bloc · alignment · partnership · rapprochement · détente · confederation · federation · pact · entente
grassroots
Common people as political base
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- solidarityUnity among allies
- organizingSystematically putting in order
allies · movement · outreach · community · advocacy · intersectionality · campaign · network · union · consciousness-raising
- politickingcampaigning, electioneering, lobbying, canvassing, stumping
coalition-buildingunilateralism
Acting without international cooperation
one-party rule · going it alone · dictatorship · executive overreach · majoritarianism
coalition-buildingfragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
factionalism · splintering · disintegration · dissolution · division
coalition-buildingauthoritarian rule
Centralized, unaccountable power
centralized control · one-man rule · micromanagement · diktat · command and control
coalition, building, coalesce, coalescent, coalescence, build, builder, builds, rebuild