Editing Common front (section)

{{Short description|Political alliance}}
In [[politics]], a '''common front''' is an alliance between different groups, forces, or interests in pursuit of a common goal or in opposition to a common enemy. Other words that may be used are "alliance" or "[[coalition]]", though the term "common front" is often used when groups want to emphasize that their alliance is of a temporary nature and that individual groups within the front maintain their independence and do not consider themselves subservient to a collective partnership.

The practice of uniting with anyone against a common enemy is called '''frontism'''. Historically, it has been a practice of [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] parties to unite with non-communist forces in [[revolution]]. In [[left-wing]] politics, there are two main types of common fronts: the [[popular front]] and the [[united front]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Darlington |first=Ralph |date=1998 |title=The Political Trajectory of J.T. Murphy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wTtLu_LMVkC |publisher=[[Liverpool University Press]] |pages=240–243 |isbn=9780853237334}}</ref>