liaison
noun/liˈeɪzn/
/ˈliːəzɑːn/, /liˈeɪzɑːn/
- [uncountable, singular] a relationship between people or organizations involving the exchange of information or ideas
- We are hoping to establish better customer liaison.
- liaison between A and B Our role is to ensure liaison between schools and parents.
- liaison with somebody We work in close liaison with the police.
Extra Examples- She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.
- We are hoping to establish better liaison with these groups.
- We maintained a close liaison with the trade union.
- a customer liaison manager
- good liaison between management and staff
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- effective
- good
- …
- maintain
- establish
- improve
- …
- committee
- group
- team
- …
- in liaison with
- liaison between
- liaison with
- …
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- [countable] liaison (to/with somebody/something) a person whose job is to make sure there is a good relationship between two groups or organizations
- the White House liaison to organized labor
- We hired someone as customer liaison.
- [countable] liaison (with somebody) a secret sexual relationship, especially if one or both partners are already in a relationship with somebody else synonym affair
- He finally admitted to several sexual liaisons.
- She was having a romantic liaison with her husband's best friend.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- romantic
- sexual
- adulterous
- …
- have
- liaison with
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a cookery term): from French, from lier ‘to bind’.
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