combination vs coalition

coalition vs combination

combination and coalition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combination	Yes	No	No	No
coalition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coalition is a hypernym of combination; that is, coalition is a word with a broader meaning than combination:

combination: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
coalition: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

Other hypernyms of combination include alignment, alinement, alliance.

combination (noun)	coalition (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	the state of being combined into one body
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Difference between combination and coalition

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