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{
"term": "coordination",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of making parts of something, groups of people, etc. work together in an efficient and organized way",
"sensetop": "coordination between A and Bcoordination in somethingin coordination with somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The aim was to improve the coordination of services."
},
{
"text": "a need for greater coordination between departments",
"contextForm": "coordination between A and B"
},
{
"text": "a lack of coordination in conservation policy",
"contextForm": "coordination in something"
},
{
"text": "a pamphlet produced by the government in coordination with *(= working together with)* the Sports Council",
"contextForm": "in coordination with somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "advice on colour coordination *(= choosing colours that look nice together, for example in clothes or furniture)*"
},
{
"text": "a lack of coordination in government policy"
},
{
"text": "a leaflet produced by the government in coordination with professional bodies"
},
{
"text": "a need for coordination with the training department"
},
{
"text": "coordination of conservation activities"
},
{
"text": "to facilitate better coordination between departments"
},
{
"text": "The job requires a lot of coordination with others."
},
{
"text": "The pamphlet was produced in coordination with residents' groups."
},
{
"text": "There's a need for greater coordination between departments."
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["better", "greater", "close"],
"verb + coordination": ["need", "require", "facilitate"],
"preposition": [
"in coordination with",
"coordination among",
"coordination between"
],
"phrases": ["a lack of coordination", "a need for coordination"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the ability to control your movements well",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You need good **hand-eye coordination** to play ball games."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["excellent", "good", "poor"],
"verb + coordination": ["have", "lack", "develop"],
"coordination + noun": ["problem"],
"phrases": ["a lack of coordination"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃn/",
"audio": "co/coordination/coordination__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kəʊˌɔːrdɪˈneɪʃn/",
"audio": "co/coordination/coordination__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘placing in the same rank’): from French or from late Latin coordinatio(n-), based on Latin ordo, ordin- ‘order’."
}