Tuesday, January 31, 2017

coalition, collation

Coalition or coalition means a combination of people or groups, usually formed for some specific purpose --
Several charities have formed a coalition to help the victims of the disaster.
A coalition of moderates from both parties may prevail over extremists from either side.

Collation or collation means a combination made of more than one set of printed or written material, arranged in order, with duplicates removed and discrepancies noted or corrected --
We want him to help with this collation, adding notes to each discrepancy.

Collation, to a printer or publisher, means a set of pages or printed sheets arranged in proper order --
Use the collation function of your printer to arrange the sheets in order.
There was an error in the collation; some of the pages are in the wrong order.

Collation is also a term used by religious orders, meaning a light meal permitted during fast times; reading and discussing religious works together; or officially presenting a new clergyman to his church --
We will share a collation later in the afternoon.
Everyone should be present at this evening's collation.
We are preparing the church for the collation of our new minister.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"We'll need a collation of the suggestions submitted by the different members of the coalition."

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