collaboration

Collaboration is the act of working together, especially on a goal or shared project.

It can also be used to refer to a product of collaboration, as in The new single is a�� collaboration from the two pop stars.��

Collaboration is the noun form of the verb collaborate, meaning to work together.

Collaboration is often used in a positive context to refer to two or more parties successfully working together on professional or artistic projects. It often implies not just cooperation but sharing and developing of each other’s ideas.

Such a joint effort can be described with the adjective collaborative. People who collaborate are called collaborators.

Collaboration can also be used in a much more specific way referring to cooperation as a traitor with enemy forces in one’s own country. This is much less commonly used than its general sense.

Example: This project would not have happened without close collaboration between all the departments.��

The first records of the word collaboration come from around 1860. It ultimately derives from the Latin verb ���DZ�������ō�������. The prefix col- is a variant of com-, meaning “together.” At the heart of the word is labor, meaning “work.”

Collaboration can be used in any context in which people work together: art, business, education—the collaborative possibilities are endless. The word is often used to refer to a creative give-and-take, such as a collaboration between two artists to paint a mural, or to a joint professional undertaking, such as collaboration between different departments on a report. It’s typically used in the context of some project or goal, whereas the word cooperation is often used more broadly.

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• collaborate (verb)
• collaborative (adjective)
• collaboratively (adverb)

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������ are some synonyms for collaboration?

• cooperation

������ are some words that share a root or word element with collaboration?��

• labor
• collect

������ are some words that often get used in discussing collaboration?

• project
• task
• process
• method
• cooperative
• joint

Collaboration can be used for many different situations, and is particularly associated with cooperative processes that are creative or artistic.

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— Variety (@Variety)

Introducing the collection, a collaboration between and . The Collection includes three products that will collectively benefit , and . Shop here: .

— CTVMorningLiveOttawa (@CTVOttMornLive)

That's the piece that sticks with me as well. I feel more collaboration and less confrontation generally makes for a better outcome.

— Doug Sartori (@doug_sartori)

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Which of the following words is LEAST likely to be used in reference to a successful collaboration?

A. collective
B. uncooperative
C. joint
D. coordinating