Definition of "liaison" []

• An instance or a means of communication between different groups or units of an organization, especially in the armed forces. (noun)
• One that maintains communication: served as the President's liaison with Congress. (noun)
• A close relationship, connection, or link. (noun)
• An adulterous relationship; an affair. (noun)
• Linguistics Pronunciation of the usually silent final consonant of a word when followed by a word beginning with a vowel, especially in French. (noun)

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• "Now, often, CIA agents have what they call a liaison relationship with the host government."
• "And what they call liaison officers, that is intelligence officers, and friendly intelligence services."
• "It's good cross-talking, and we're sharing what we call liaison officers to cross-talk and make sure we're doing things correctly."