As shown in the M-W definition, the meaning (in today's English) has nothing to do with dark colors, let alone with dark-skinned races. â LarsH Nov 20 '14 at 2:48 2
The Coalition Application is a new college application platform currently described by the popular media as a direct competitor to the Common Application.
Coalitions refer to the temporary formation of persons, groups, or even nations for some type of joint or common action. It has been used as a term most often in relation to political or national issues, such as President George H. W. Bush's allied coalition during the Gulf War.