liaison
Other forms: liaisons
Employ the French-sounding word liaison to refer to a relationship, a link between people or groups who aids communication.
There are two main definitions for liaison that stem from Old French and before that, the Latin word for "to bind." The first definition refers in general to a connection or a relationship that serves effective communication. The second definition refers more specifically to an illicit relationship, or an affair, and can have a negative connotation.
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a channel for communication between groups“he provided a liaison with the guerrillas”
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synonyms:
contact, inter-group communication, link
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type of:
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channel, communication channel, line
(often plural) a means of communication or access
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channel, communication channel, line
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a usually secretive or illicit romantic relationship
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synonyms:
affair, affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement
/liˈeɪzɑn/
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Vocabulary lists containing liaison
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