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Co-founders of Xiaomi
The seven co-founders of Xiaomi besides Lei Jun, including Lin Bin, Li Wanqiang, and Liu De, who together formed the "Eight King Kongs" founding team in 2010.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian democratic socialist party founded in Calgary in 1932, led by J.S. Woodsworth, peaked federally in 1945 with 28 seats, governed Saskatchewan under Tommy Douglas, and became the NDP in 1961.
Co-operative Party
The Co-operative Party is a UK political party founded in 1917 by the co-operative movement, in electoral alliance with Labour since 1927, standing joint Labour and Co-operative candidates; it returned a record 43 MPs in 2024.
Co-princes of Andorra
Co-princes of Andorra: joint heads of state, the President of France (Emmanuel Macron) and the Bishop of Urgell (Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat), sharing sovereignty since the 1278 paréage under the 1993 Constitution.
Co-regency of Amenemhat I and Senusret I
The co-regency of Amenemhat I and Senusret I was a ten-year joint rule of Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty, begun in Amenemhat's year 20 to secure the succession.
Co-teaching
Co-teaching is a pedagogical approach in which two educators jointly plan, deliver, and assess instruction for the same class, using models such as station and parallel teaching.
CoachHub
CoachHub is a Berlin-based digital coaching platform founded in 2018 by brothers Yannis and Matti Niebelschuetz, matching employees with certified business and well-being coaches worldwide.
Coaching
Coaching is a collaborative helping relationship in which a coach and client set goals and build solutions, supporting goal attainment, self-directed learning, and personal growth in workplaces, healthcare, and education.
Coachman
Coachman: a driver of horse-drawn coaches and carriages, seated on the box, in private service or on stagecoaches; distinct from the postilion who rode a lead horse. Paid top domestic wages, declined with the automobile after 1911.
Coalition
A coalition is an alliance of parties, firms, states, or individuals coordinating actions through commitments. Covers game-theoretic coalition formation, bargaining protocols, and coalition governments in parliamentary democracies.
Coalition army at Julu
The Coalition army at Julu (诸侯救赵联军) was the rebel force led by Xiang Yu of Chu that relieved the siege of Julu and destroyed Wang Li's Qin army in 207 BC.
Coalition Avenir Québec
Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), a centrist-right autonomist nationalist party founded by François Legault, governed Quebec from 2018 to 2026, was re-elected in 2022 with 90 seats, then won no seats in the 5 October 2026 election under Christine Fréchette.
Coalition casualties in Afghanistan
Coalition casualties in Afghanistan: military and civilian losses of the US-led coalition and NATO's ISAF, 2001-2021. About 1,910 US killed in action, 457 UK deaths, heavy Helmand-era losses, and 5,135 reconstruction-related casualties.
Coalition for Change (ცვლილებების კოალიცია) (Georgia)
Coalition for Change (ცვლილებების კოალიცია), ballot list 4 "Coalition for Change – Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa", is a pro-Western liberal Georgian opposition alliance of Ahali, Girchi-More Freedom, Droa, the Republican Party, and Activists for Future; it won 11.03% and 19 seats in the October 2024 election, then boycotted parliament.
Coalition for Unity and Democracy
The Coalition for Unity and Democracy, known in Ethiopia as Kinijit, was an Ethiopian opposition coalition formed in 2004 that won 109 seats in the 2005 parliamentary elections.
Coalition government
Coalition government: a cabinet formed jointly by two or more parties, typically after a hung parliament. Covers formation bargaining, coalition agreements, Gamson's Law portfolio allocation, minority government alternatives, and stability examples.
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
The Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, or CGDK, was a tripartite Cambodian government-in-exile formed in June 1982, holding Cambodia's United Nations seat through the 1980s.
Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan
The Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan is an alliance of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, founded in 2026, seeking to overthrow the Islamic Republic and secure Kurdish self-determination.
Coalition of the Gulf War
Coalition of the Gulf War: the U.S.-led alliance of roughly 33-35 nations (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm) formed in 1990-1991 to reverse Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, with about 540,000 U.S. troops of nearly 800,000 total and about $54 billion pledged by allies.
Coalition of the willing (Russo-Ukrainian war)
Coalition of the willing: a UK- and France-led group of over 30 countries formed in March 2025 to defend a future Ukraine-Russia peace deal, planning the Multinational Force Ukraine reassurance force and binding security guarantees after a ceasefire.
Coalition Provisional Authority (سلطة الائتلاف المؤقتة)
Coalition Provisional Authority (سلطة الائتلاف المؤقتة, CPA): US-UK executive body governing occupied Iraq from 21 April 2003 to 28 June 2004 under UNSCR 1483, led by Paul Bremer, issuing de-Ba'athification Order 1, dissolved at sovereignty transfer to the Iraqi Interim Government.
cOAlition S
cOAlition S is an international consortium of research funders launched in September 2018 whose Plan S policy requires funded research to be published with immediate open access.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem, or Coasian bargain, is an economic proposition that parties bargain to an efficient outcome regardless of who holds property rights, if transaction costs are zero.
Coast guard
Coast guard: maritime safety, security, and stewardship organizations. Covers the U.S. Coast Guard (founded 1790, military plus law enforcement, DHS since 2003), the civilian Canadian Coast Guard (1962), and international coast guard functions.
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM, also called C2C AM, is an American late-night syndicated radio talk show on Premiere Networks covering paranormal and conspiracy topics. Created by Art Bell in 1984 on Las Vegas KDWN, national since 1992, hosted by George Noory since January 1, 2003, with about three million weekly listeners on 600-plus stations.
Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University (CCU), public university in Conway, South Carolina, founded 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, independent since 1993. Known for the largest U.S. east coast marine science department, 12,006 Fall 2025 enrollment, 2016 College World Series title.
Coastal Shield Brigade (لواء الدرع الساحلي)
Coastal Shield Brigade (لواء الدرع الساحلي) names a 2015 pro-Assad Republican Guard militia in Latakia and the insurgent group Miqdad Fatiha founded in February 2025, which led the 6 March 2025 coastal attacks against Syria's transitional government.
Coat of arms of Australia
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is Australia's national heraldic symbol, granted 1908 by Edward VII and regranted 1912 by George V, with six state badges, kangaroo and emu supporters, and the Commonwealth Star.
Coat of arms of Finland
Coat of arms of Finland (Suomen vaakuna): crowned golden lion on red field with armoured arm holding a sword, trampling a sabre, nine silver roses; granted 1556-1557, oldest depiction 1583, fixed by Act 381/1978.
Coat of arms of France
Coat of arms of France: the Republic has never adopted official arms; the de facto emblem, the 1953 Robert Louis fasces design with RF, oak and olive, and the 1848 Great Seal serve instead.