coalitionismn.
/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Government by coalition; the principles or advocacy of this.
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coalitionism1849
coalitionalism1925
1849 Vermont Watchman & State Jrnl. 20 Dec. This is another demonstration of the rottenness of coalitionism, which we commend to the sober reflection of the free soil Whigs.
1885 G. S. Merriam Life & Times S. Bowles I. iii. xvi. 168 The evils of Coalitionism, Know-nothingism, and hunker Whiggery.
1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 17 Aug. 129/2 By coalitionism you sell half your soul to get the other half.
1998 Guardian 13 Nov. i. 14/1 Labour MPs were annoyed that the Prime Minister will not face his backbenchers until next week when immediate fears of ‘coalitionism’ may have subsided.
2010 New Statesman (Nexis) 18 Oct. 30 After the war, the fire of his [sc. Lloyd George's] youthful radicalism was largely extinguished by the compromises of coalitionism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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