noun
coordination
koh-or-dih-NAY-shuhn/kəʊˌɔːrdɪˈneɪʃn/
The arrangement of parts to function harmoniously together.
The rowers' coordination keeps their oars moving together through the water.
Etymology
Togetherness plus arrangement first expressed an orderly combination. This developed into harmonious adjustment or action, especially of bodily movements—the same idea underlying parts or people working together smoothly.
In context
but with the TCP coordination groups or the renewed TCP coordination groups is a First Steps trying to to look at how these collaborations across the TCP and with I Secretariat could be working in practice
More examples
- The dinner service requires coordination between cooks and servers.
- Catching a ball takes good hand-eye coordination.
- In grammar, coordination joins units of equal rank.
Forms
coordination
coordinate verb — To organize parts to work together effectively.
coordinator noun — A person who organizes people or activities.
Similar words
- organization
- Emphasizes systematic arrangement rather than how parts work together.
- synchronization
- Specifically emphasizes matching the timing of actions or processes.