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coordination

(also UK co-ordination)
 
 
/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/ noun [U]

Definition

ORGANIZING when you organize the different parts of an activity or make people or things work together effectively: The President called for closer coordination between business and government.
BODY the ability to make different parts of your body move together in a controlled way: Dancing helps develop balance and coordination.
(Definition of coordination noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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