Meaning & use

Liaised

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Cooperated or communicated closely with someone in order to work effectively together.

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Our team liaised with local authorities before the festival to arrange road closures.

She liaised between the two departments to make sure the project stayed on schedule.

A note on using this word

Though sometimes criticized as jargon, 'liaised' is now standard in business and government English for describing close coordination.

Words with a similar meaning

coordinatedcommunicatedcollaborated

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