coordination

UK /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/ US /koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination, no single head for all these agencies.

2

The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.

3

The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.

I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination.

4

The state of being equal in rank or power.

There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute co-ordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices.

5

An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.

There’s a wealth of other complex facts about coordination that could be explored […] coordinations with but are limited to two coordinates […]; yet coordinations with and or with or can have any number of coordinates, with the coordinator preceding just the last one […] or repeated before all except the first […]

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