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Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own: liaison

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Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

liaison

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Solution

Liaison – a close working relationship between people and organization. .The bank clerk regretted his liaison with the watchman who robbed the bank and vanished.

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