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liaison

liaison

105 6.8
A person or thing that helps two groups share information
  • noun
  • /liˈeɪzɒn/
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  • As the project manager, I will serve as the liaison between the development team and the clients.
  • a liaison officer
  • serve as liaison
  • a liaison office

And I was there as the legal liaison from UCLA.

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Examples

  • Selection of the beginning teacher, the college liaison, and the building administrator proved to be a simple task.

    Academic text (1990)
  • So my first job there, apart from being the lawyer, was to be the liaison with the with the media.

  • Since when do I need a liaison to my own father?

  • I have no idea, but we have to send a liaison to the General within 24 hours.

  • One position was for a school liaison person, someone who could link the project to schools.

    Academic text (1993)
  • So as most of you know, I'm kind of the community liaison at Impact Theory.

  • And I was there as the legal liaison from UCLA.

  • You served as the DOJ liaison officer to Joint Special Operations Command.

  • Now, I'm here in Colombia, so I'll be acting as liaison between you and the local police.

  • His daughter, Becky, acted as a liaison between the two of us for the preliminary arrangements.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

contact
vsliaison
544 1.6

A person or organization you can ask for help and information

connects groups and enables information exchange rather than mere acquaintance
go-between
vsliaison
11 4.9

A person who passes messages and helps two people or groups agree

is broader and includes people or channels that help organizations exchange information

Antonyms

138 4.2

A strong disagreement that separates people in a group

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

How Involved

coordinator
178 3.7
liaison
105 6.8
representative
624 3.5

Surface Forms

liaison singular
liaisons plural

Etymology

The word liaison comes from the French verb lier meaning 'to bind' and is the same root as the English verb liaise. So a liaison is someone or something that 'ties' two groups together to help them work and share information.