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liaison

noun li·ai·son \ˈlē-ə-ˌzän, lē-ˈā-, ÷ˈlā-ə-\

: a person who helps organizations or groups to work together and provide information to each other

: a relationship that allows different organizations or groups to work together and provide information to each other

: a secret sexual relationship

Full Definition of LIAISON

1
:  a binding or thickening agent used in cooking
2
a :  a close bond or connection :  interrelationship
b :  an illicit sexual relationship :  affair 3a
3
a :  communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation (as between parts of an armed force)
b :  one that establishes and maintains communication for mutual understanding and cooperation
4
:  the pronunciation of an otherwise absent consonant sound at the end of the first of two consecutive words the second of which begins with a vowel sound and follows without pause
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Examples of LIAISON

  1. Today's army works on rotations; soldiers are deployed for about a year and then (in principle at least) they come home. When that happens, local liaisons and intelligence relationships must be rebuilt. —James K. Galbraith, Mother Jones, March/April 2006

Origin of LIAISON

French, from Middle French, from lier, from Old French
First Known Use: circa 1648

Rhymes with LIAISON

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