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coalition of the willing

Noun

Meaning

coalition of the willing (plural coalitions of the willing)

(politics) A group of countries whose leaders have been persuaded by another to take up a specific task, usually in the context of an invasion or war.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Yesterday, the president met with a group he calls the coalition of the willing. Or, as the rest of the world calls them, Britain and Spain. Jon Stewart

America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq. Barbara Mikulski

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