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Sound
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined in the early 1970s by MIT professor Lincoln P. Bloomfield and colleagues.
