bed·fel·low 
/ˈbɛdˌfɛloʊ/ noun
plural bed·fel·lows /ˈbɛdˌfɛloʊ/ noun [count] : a person or thing that is associated or connected with another — used in phrases like strange bedfellows to describe people and things that are grouped or working together in a way that seems unlikely, unexpected, etc. ▪ Politics makes strange bedfellows. [=people who are very different sometimes work together for political reasons]
