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a person with the role of increasing communication and cooperation between two organizations; or an instance or other means of such communicationMuch more rarely (and found in classic literature such as the play Dangerous Liaisons), liaison can refer to a sexual meeting or affair — especially one kept secret. Even more rarely, liaison can reference something used to thicken a sauce while cooking.
- She acts as the Army's liaison on Capitol Hill.
liaison = a person with the role of increasing communication and cooperation between two organizations
- The President announced the appointment of a liaison adviser on gay and lesbian issues.
- he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
- You get a hold of the girls and send 'em out as liaison runners so we'll know who's found Tony where.Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim -- Westside Story
- The Bandit was my liaison with the academy officials, but it wasn't until our third day in Beijing that I finally received permission to go.Li Cunxin -- Mao's Last Dancer
- The police found Jimmie Sasaki working as a liaison between the Japanese navy and the occupying forces.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- I traveled to these schools talking with youth and serving as liaison to the college.Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
- He didn't even hint at it really, but this sounded like an invitation for me to take over Jasper's place as liaison.Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
- Attolia's liaison explained that the main part of her forces would return to the bridge across the Seperchia and to their camp.Megan Whalen Turner -- Queen of Attolia
- Martin will do anything for you, and he is my liaison in the blind.Willie & Korie Robertson -- The Duck Commander Family
- This other one is Krupkin's liaison here in Moscow.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
- The caller was a liaison officer from Washington, D.C., to inform me of the time chosen for our attack on the bridge.Robert Cormier -- After the First Death
- The Prosecutor, who had been studying a document in front of him, asked her rather sharply when our "liaison" had begun.Albert Camus -- The Stranger
- I was attached to a convoy as liaison officer.Alexander Solzhenitsyn -- One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
- Because of his role as spokesman for the Swat Qaumi Jirga, he acted as a kind of liaison between the people and the army.Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
- Since there was no liaison between the Brotherhood and the community leaders I assigned myself the task of creating one.Ralph Ellison -- Invisible Man
- And, as I said before, our short liaison was a long time ago.J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
- This established our liaison with World War II.John Knowles -- A Separate Peace
- Still, from the moment she accepted the liaison with Jean de Satigny, she knew that she would never consummate the marriage.Isabel Allende -- The House of Spirits
- Soon after him a man called First, who acted as liaison between the Gestapo and the Jewish Council, died at the hands of Jewish assassins.Wladyslaw Szpilman -- The Pianist
liaison = a person with the role of increasing communication between two organizations
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