(Australia, politics) Ellipsis of Coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party. (Liberal-National coalition)
(US, politics) Ellipsis of Coalition of the Willing.; The coalition of nations operating under United States command against Iraq, in the U.S.-Iraq War (Gulf War II; "Iraq War") and its aftermath.
A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
(rare) The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.