noun
- nations or groups that fight together against a common enemy, without necessarily being formal allies
Usage: plural form; typically used in military or political contexts; often refers to countries that cooperate militarily during wartime
Examples
- During World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States became cobelligerents against Nazi Germany.
- The two nations served as cobelligerents in the conflict, despite their ideological differences.
- Cobelligerents do not always share the same long-term political goals.
- The treaty recognized the status of cobelligerents in the military campaign.
- Several cobelligerents coordinated their military strategies to defeat the common threat.
- After the war ended, some cobelligerents became rivals once again.