Meaning & use
liaisoning
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Meaning
noununcountableIndianinformal
The work of keeping in contact with government officials or other organizations to get approvals, permits or favorable treatment.
Grammar: Not used with an or an: he does the liaisoning, not a liaisoning.
Patterns
- liaisoning with someone
- do the liaisoning
The firm hired a manager to handle liaisoning with the municipal office.
Much of his job is liaisoning with government departments.
Good liaisoning helped the company get its license quickly.
Common combinations
- do the liaisoning
- Priya does the liaisoning for the company's building permits.
- liaisoning with officials
- Liaisoning with officials can take months.
- liaisoning work
- The liaisoning work was handled by the legal team.
- liaisoning agent
- They hired a liaisoning agent to speed up the paperwork.
Synonyms and how they differ
- liaison
- Liaison is the standard noun for communication between groups, while liaisoning is the activity and is mostly Indian English.
- lobbying
- Lobbying means trying to influence lawmakers on policy, whereas liaisoning is more about handling approvals and paperwork.
- networking
- Networking is about building general contacts, while liaisoning is aimed at specific official tasks.
- coordination
- Coordination is neutral and about organizing work, whereas liaisoning suggests dealing with outside authorities.
Word family
Commonly confused: liaisoning or liaison?
liaisoning vs liaison
Liaison is the standard noun for a connection between groups or a secret romance. Liaisoning is the work of making those contacts and is mostly Indian English.
Practice
The company hired someone to handle ____ with government offices and get the permits.
Choose one answer.
Liaisoning is the work of dealing with officials to get approvals. The other options are real words but do not describe that work.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “liaisoning”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.