liaison

6 definitions • 5 examples

communication between people or groups who work with each other:

He blamed the lack of liaison between the various government departments.

The police have appointed a liaison officer to work with the local community.

someone who helps groups to work effectively with each other:

She served as a liaison between the different groups.

a sexual relationship, especially between two people not married to each other:

He's had a number of liaisons.

the act of joining sounds together, for example pronouncing a consonant that is not usually pronounced at the end of a word, because the next word begins with a vowel sound

communication between groups and the useful relationship that this creates, or a person who does the communicating between the groups:

[ U ] There is an unfortunate lack of liaison between the departments.

A liaison is also a romantic relationship.