{
    "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’."
}