Words / B2

k-uh-lab-uh-RAYSHUN/kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/

A collaboration is the act of working together, or the piece of work that results: a collaboration between two writers, in collaboration with. Teamwork is everyday and looser; partnership is close for organisations. Collaborate is the verb. In speech, working together is enough. The word is positive in arts and research; in wartime history, collaboration can mean working with an occupying power — a darker sense you will meet in news and history, not in school projects.

Meaning

The act of working together on a piece of work.

Examples

• “The book was a collaboration between two writers.”
• “The exhibition was a collaboration between the college and the museum.”
• “In collaboration with parents, the school rewrote the homework policy.”

Good to know

Working together, or the joint product. in collaboration with. Verb: collaborate. Everyday: teamwork. History: working with an occupier (negative).

Near in meaning

partnership

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