opposition coalition
United rival factions
An opposition coalition is an alliance of political parties or factions that unite against the ruling party or government.
These coalitions form when no single opposition party has enough power to challenge those in power alone: The opposition coalition finally unseated the ruling party after twelve years.
The term appears frequently in parliamentary systems where multiple parties must cooperate to form a viable alternative government.
- political allianceCooperative pact between factions
- allianceFormal union of parties
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- factionGroup within group
- shadow cabinetOpposition's parallel leadership team
revolt · uprising · dissent · resistance · parliament · protest · unity · united front · defiance · street protests · overthrow · regime change · rebel · reform · majority · minority · votes · no confidence vote
- political oppositionminority party, minority leader, shadow cabinet, shadow government, shadow minister
- coalitionsjunior partner, senior partner, power sharing, unity government, united front
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, NATO alliance, Triple Entente
opposition coalitionruling coalition
Parties jointly holding power
ruling party · regime · majority government · administration · coalition government
opposition coalitiongovernment
Authority over a state
cabinet · executive branch · ministry · parliamentary majority · coalition government
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