noun

liaison

liaison, communication, contact person, affair

We need better liaison between departments.

We need better liaison between departments.

She acts as a liaison with the police.

She acts as a liaison with the police.

He was having a liaison with a colleague.

He was having a liaison with a colleague.

liaison ((between A and B)) communication between two groups We need better liaison between the two teams.

a liaison ((with sb./sth.)) a person who links with someone/something He is our liaison with the main office.

have a liaison ((with sb.)) have a secret relationship with someone She had a liaison with her boss.

Synonyms: communication, connection, link, affair

From French 'liaison', from Latin 'ligare' (to bind). It literally means 'a binding' or 'a linking'.

Think of a 'liaison' officer as someone who 'lies on' the line between two groups to connect them.

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