coordination
Americannoun
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the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
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proper order or relationship.
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harmonious combination or interaction, as of functions or parts.
noun
Other Word Forms
- noncoordination noun
Etymology
Origin of coordination
First recorded in 1595–1605, coordination is from the Late Latin word coordinātiōn- (stem of coordinātiō ). See co-, ordination
Example Sentences
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During the meeting, they discussed plans for information sharing and operational coordination at airports and seaports, Noboa's office said in a statement.
From Barron's
The operation was carried out alongside Belgium's G7, Nordic and Baltic partners and in coordination with France, he added.
From Barron's
“Every additional body that you throw at a problem adds more process, more bureaucracy, more politics, more inefficiency, more coordination.”
Proponents say the goals of the legislation are to make sure communities are prepared to quickly reunite animals with their owners and to bolster coordination among emergency responders.
From Los Angeles Times
To maintain the targeted peg, governments had to buy, sell or borrow reserves of foreign currencies—often in coordination with each other.
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