Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traffic light coalition

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: traf-fic -light -coali-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A German political coalition consisting of the Social Democratic Party, the Free Democratic Party, and the Greens.

Example Sentences

"“The end of the traffic light coalition is a liberation for our country. The end of the self-proclaimed ‘progressive coalition’ that took Germany to the brink of economic ruin was more than overdue,” Weidel wrote on X."
"In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names. The previous coalition government, headed by the SPD (red), included the Green Party (green) and Liberal Party (yellow) - together they were known as the “traffic light” coalition."

Etymology

Calque of German Ampelkoalition.

Inflected Forms

traffic light coalitions (plural)

Questions

What does traffic light coalition mean?: A German political coalition consisting of the Social Democratic Party, the Free Democratic Party, and the Greens.
Where does traffic light coalition come from?: Calque of German Ampelkoalition.

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