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liaison

liai·son

UK/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/ US/-ˌzɒn/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

a channel for communication between groups

  • “he provided a liaison with the guerrillas”
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Origin

Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

Phrases

  • liaison aircraft
  • liaison officer

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