liaison
pronunciation
How to pronounce liaison in British English:
UK [liˈeɪzn]
How to pronounce liaison in American English:
US [ˈliːəzɑːn]
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- Noun:
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
- a channel for communication between groups
Word Origin
- liaison (n.)
- 1640s, from French liaison "a union, a binding together" (13c.), from Late Latin ligationem (nominative ligatio) "a binding," from past participle stem of Latin ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Originally a cookery term for a thickening agent for sauces. Sense of "intimate relations" is from 1806. Military sense of "cooperation between branches, allies, etc." is from 1816. The noun meaning "one who is concerned with liaison of units, etc." is short for liaison officer.
Example
- 1. America has also suggested having russian liaison officers at the installations .
- 2. We initiated an interagency co-operation and liaison mechanism for affairs related to the inter-american development bank .
- 3. Essex police said they are not able to verify whether the family liaison officer said this .
- 4. As a british liaison officer , thompson joined the partisans and helped them with supplies while also seeking information on the political situation .
- 5. Highlighting its alarm , japan 's prime minister 's office set up a special liaison unit within its crisis management center .