महागठबंधन

Hindi

Etymology

महा- (mahā-, “great, grand”) +‎ गठबंधन (gaṭhbandhan, “alliance”).

Coined in 2015 to refer to the alliance between the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), and Indian National Congress to challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Since generalized to any such alliance among the opposition.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ɡəʈʰ.bən.d̪ʱən/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ɡɐʈʰ.bɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱɐ̃n]

Noun

महागठबंधन • (mahāgaṭhbandhan) m

  1. (politics) a "grand alliance" formed by a group of opposition parties to topple the ruling party

Declension

Declension of महागठबंधन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct महागठबंधन
mahāgaṭhbandhan 		महागठबंधन
mahāgaṭhbandhan
oblique महागठबंधन
mahāgaṭhbandhan 		महागठबंधनों
mahāgaṭhbandhanõ
vocative महागठबंधन
mahāgaṭhbandhan 		महागठबंधनो
mahāgaṭhbandhano

Descendants

  • → Gujarati: મહાગઠબંધન (mahāgaṭhbandhan)
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