liaise

verb li·aise \ lē-ˈāz \

Updated on: 9 May 2018

liaised; liaising

intransitive verb

chiefly British

1 : to establish liaison

was sent to Rome to liaise with the new government

2 : to act as a liaison officer

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But liaising is about all that can be done in cases when the activity is on social media or on a US state’s systems because of the NSA’s charter and the restrictions placed upon the military under the Posse Comitatus Act.

— sean gallagher, Ars Technica, "Why US “cyber-warriors” can’t do anything about Russian “cyber-meddling”," 28 Feb. 2018
About two years ago, Whole Foods started to develop a system under which larger suppliers would only have to liaise with the global team in Austin.

— beth kowitt, Fortune, "Whole Foods Outlines New Prime Loyalty Program with Its Suppliers," 20 Mar. 2018
Probes had concluded Bastys, who is suspected of liaising with shady Russian lobbyists, had acted against Lithuanian interests by working with Russians and breaching the constitution of Lithuania, a former Soviet republic.

— Fox News, "Lithuanian lawmaker resigns after surviving impeachment vote," 14 Mar. 2018
The government of South Australia says Tesla will initially liaise with households to install the 5kW solar panels and batteries, but ultimately a third-party retailer will take control of the operations and issue bills to customers.

— megan geuss, Ars Technica, "Tesla and South Australia at it again, this time building a virtual power plant," 5 Feb. 2018
Hebert’s teammate, Kevin Koe, works full time as a surface landman for an oil and gas company, liaising with landowners and farmers.

— Washington Post, "Most Olympians will never get rich, and that’s OK with them," 25 Feb. 2018
What used to be the living room has been converted to a busy office area where the staff assiduously edits and shares their programs online while liaising with interlocutors inside Syria.

— elliot hannon, Slate Magazine, "Radio Nowhere," 11 Dec. 2017
Hamilton was the key staffer liaising with the Hill and the White House on implementing the President's immigration agenda.

— tal kopan, CNN, "First on CNN: Top Trump immigration staffer decamping DHS for DOJ," 27 Oct. 2017
Meanwhile an advance team of Royal Protection Service officers—a special division of London's Metropolitan Police Service—will visit to figure out all security matters and liaise with their local counterpoints.

— marcia moody, Town & Country, "Here's What It Really Takes to Plan a Royal Tour," 14 July 2017

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