liaison officer
Between-groups contact person
A liaison officer serves as the communication link between two organizations, departments, or groups.
The role involves coordinating activities, sharing information, and ensuring cooperation between parties that need to work together but have separate structures: The military assigned a liaison officer to work with local police.
Common in government, military, and corporate contexts.
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- diplomatic corpsOfficial representatives abroad
foreign service · intermediary · coordinator · point of contact · military · joint task force · chain of command · boots on the ground · embassy · communication · contact · briefing · negotiator · back channel · go-between · mission · protocol · representative
- job titlesCEO, CTO, CFO, CMO, cook
- Peacekeepingpeacekeepers, peacekeeping missions, blue helmets, UN peacekeeping, UN missions
- Incident Commandcommand post, command structure, chain of command, general staff, operations chief
- legislative stafflegislative aide, congressional aides, policy advisor, policy advisors, communications director
- military admissionsWest Point, USNA, Annapolis, Air Force Academy, military academy
- military staffgeneral staff, chief of staff, deputy chief, deputy commander, adjutant
liaison officercommander
Person with authority over others
commanding officer · line officer · field commander · executive officer · unit commander
liaison officergatekeeper
One controlling entry
censor · security officer · isolationist · obstructionist · compartmentalizer
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