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- Dictionaryliaison/lɪˈeɪzn/
noun
- 1. communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations: "the head porter works in close liaison with the reception office" Similar
- 2. the binding or thickening agent of a sauce, often based on egg yolks.
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LIAISON definition: 1. communication between people or groups who work with each other: 2. someone who helps groups to…. Learn more.
1. : a binding or thickening agent used in cooking. a butter and flour liaison. 2. a. : a close bond or connection : interrelationship. b. : an illicit sexual relationship : affair sense 3a. 3. a. : communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation (as between parts of an armed force) b.
The first definition refers in general to a connection or a relationship that serves effective communication. The second definition refers more specifically to an illicit relationship, or an affair, and can have a negative connotation.
Liaison is co-operation and the exchange of information between different organizations or between different sections of an organization. Liaison between police forces and the art world is vital to combat art crime.
Liaison definition: the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.. See examples of LIAISON used in a sentence.
liaison. noun. /liˈeɪzn/. /ˈliːəzɑːn/, /liˈeɪzɑːn/. [uncountable, singular] a relationship between two organizations or different departments in an organization, involving the exchange of information or ideas. We are hoping to establish better customer liaison.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English liaison li‧ai‧son / liˈeɪz ə n $ ˈliːəzɑːn, liˈeɪ-/ noun 1 [singular, uncountable] CONTACT somebody the regular exchange of information between groups of people, especially at work, so that each group knows what the other is doing liaison between close liaison between the army and ...
