coalition of the willing

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coalition of the willing

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Coined in the early 1970s by MIT professor Lincoln P. Bloomfield and colleagues.

noun coalitions of the willing

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.

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@misc{coalition_of_the_willing_2026,
  title = {coalition of the willing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coalition%20of%20the%20willing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}