Meaning & use

liaison

noun·Academic

Communication or cooperation between groups, or a person who acts as a link between them.

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She works as a liaison between the marketing team and upper management.

Close liaison between the two departments prevented any scheduling conflicts.

A note on using this word

Liaison is often misspelled; remember it has two i's, one before and one after the middle 'a'.

Words with a similar meaning

linkgo-betweenintermediary

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