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Treaty vs Coalition - What's the difference?

treaty | coalition |

As nouns the difference between treaty and coalition

is that treaty is (international law) a binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations while coalition is a temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

treaty

English

(wikipedia treaty)

Noun

(treaties)
  • (international law) A binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations.
  • A formal agreement between two or more states.
  • Synonyms

    * international agreement * protocol * covenant * convention * exchange of letters * exchange of note

    Anagrams

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    coalition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
  • The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.
  • * 2013 May 23, , " British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013):
  • At a time when Mr. Cameron is being squeezed from both sides — from the right by members of his own party and by the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, and from the left by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners — the move seemed uncharacteristically clunky.

    Derived terms

    * coalition of the willing * coalitional * coalitionary * coalitioner * coalitionism * coalitionist * First Coalition * Second Coalition * Third Coalition * Fourth Coalition