liaise

verb li·aise \ lē-ˈāz \

|Updated on: 17 Jul 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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Recent Examples of liaise from the Web

But the process could be delayed by questions on land ownership, said Pacasum, who helped evacuate people during the siege, and now liaises with the provincial government on rehabilitation.

— rina chandran, The Christian Science Monitor, "Philippine city ushers in 'community-led rehabilitation' after siege," 29 June 2018
Berlin also liaised with the European Commission, the EU’s executive body.

— bojan pancevski, WSJ, "Germany’s Merkel Reaches Out to EU Members Over Immigration Dispute," 17 June 2018
The club has been liaising with the emergency services since the incident occurred and will continue to do so.

— SI.com, "Liverpool & Roma Condemn 'Abhorrent' Attack That Left Fan Critically Injured Prior to UCL Clash," 25 Apr. 2018
The committee will also start liaising with Venezuela’s other large creditors, including China and Russia, the person said.

— julie wernau, WSJ, "Venezuela Bonds Deliver Top Returns in Emerging Markets This Year," 20 Apr. 2018
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

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