The meaning of Collaboration

noun

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

Usage examples:

A defensive alliance between australia and new zealand

noun

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group

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[ c ] switzerland does not belong to any military alliance., [ u ] alliance against our common enem…

noun

An agreement to work with another person, organization, etc. to try to achieve the same thing

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A business/economic/marketing alliance, forge/form/enter into an alliance with sb/sth the company w…

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Usage examples:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Usage examples:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

Usage examples:

The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

verb

Cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.

Usage examples:

He accused his opponents of colluding with one another

verb

Present participle of collude

Usage examples:

It was suspected that the police had colluded with the witnesses.

noun

Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others.

Usage examples:

The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers

noun

Agreement, esp. in secret for an illegal or dishonest reason

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The companies were accused of acting in collusion to fix prices.

noun

The act of doing something secret or illegal with another person, company, etc. in order to deceive people

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There have been allegations of collusion between/among fund managers., an appraiser sometimes acts …

noun

A joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct.

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A magnificent combination of drama, dance, and music

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A mixture obtained when two or more things are combined

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[ c ] green is a combination of blue and yellow., [ c ] a combination of tiredness and boredom made…

noun

A result of two or more things joining together

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A combination of sth and sth a combination of economic slowdown and tax cuts is having a drastic ef…

noun

A musical performance given in public, typically by several performers or of several compositions.

Usage examples:

A pop concert

verb

Arrange (something) by mutual agreement or coordination.

Usage examples:

They started meeting regularly to concert their parliamentary tactics

noun

A performance of music by one or more musicians

verb

Habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others.

Usage examples:

You chose to consort with the enemy

noun

A wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

Usage examples:

Queen victoria and her consort, prince albert

noun

A ship sailing in company with another.

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The heavy guns of the besieged ship and her consort boomed out time and again with no luck while th…

verb

Make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.

Usage examples:

They conspired against him

verb

Present participle of conspire

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] he felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job…

verb

Work jointly towards the same end.

Usage examples:

The leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war

noun

The action or process of working together to the same end.

Usage examples:

They worked in close cooperation with the british tourist authority

noun

The process of working with another company, organization, or country in order to achieve something

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Economic/international/global cooperation, cooperation with sb/sth marketing networks have been enh…

noun

The act of working together with a person or company who is your business competitor in a way that benefits both of you

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The two companies have a relationship which you could describe as coopetition., coopetition is a ty…

noun

The action of meeting someone socially, especially someone who belongs to an opposing army or team, or has a different social position

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Fraternization with the enemy was against the rules., army regulations prohibit fraternization betw…

verb

Associate or form a friendship with someone, especially when one is not supposed to.

Usage examples:

She ignored elisabeth's warning glare against fraternizing with the enemy

verb

Present participle of fraternize

Usage examples:

Do the doctors fraternize much with the nurses here?, the soldiers were accused of fraternizing wit…

noun

The action of taking part in something.

Usage examples:

Participation in chapel activities

noun

The act of taking part in an event or activity

Usage examples:

Management must fully explain the changes and listen to concerns before asking for employee partici…

noun

The state of being a partner or partners.

Usage examples:

We should go on working together in partnership

noun

An agreement between organizations, people, etc. to work together

Usage examples:

A partnership between sb/sth and sb/sth the government is promoting a partnership between the state…

verb

Feel or express sympathy.

Usage examples:

It is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament

verb

Present participle of sympathize

Usage examples:

I know what it's like to have migraines, so i really sympathize (with you)., i sympathize with the …

noun

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Usage examples:

They had great sympathy for the flood victims

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A feeling or expression of understanding and caring for someone else who is suffering or has problems that have caused unhappiness

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When robert died, i sent a letter of sympathy to his wife., she tends to be in sympathy with the le…

noun

The act of showing understanding for someone or for a particular situation

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Sympathy for sb the prime minister expressed his sympathy for those injured in the attacks., have g…

noun

The combined action of a group, especially when effective and efficient.

Usage examples:

My group has a good sense of teamwork

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The combined actions of a group of people working together effectively to achieve a goal

noun

The activity of working together as a team, or the skills needed to do this

Usage examples:

Success in this competitive field will depend on good teamwork., we organized a course to improve t…