liaison

/liˈeɪzɑn/
noun
  1. Communication or cooperation between groups or people to share information and work together.
    • Good liaison between the police and the community helps prevent crime.
    • There was a breakdown in liaison, which caused the project to fall behind schedule.
    • The two companies established a liaison to coordinate their marketing efforts.
  2. A person who acts as a link between groups to help them communicate and work together.
    • Our team needs a liaison who can speak both English and Japanese.
    • The military appointed a liaison to work with the civilian government.
    • She works as a liaison between the school and the parents.
  3. A secret romantic or sexual relationship.
    • The novel tells the story of a forbidden liaison between two nobles.
    • Their brief liaison ended when he moved to another country.
    • The scandal involved a liaison between a politician and an assistant.
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