kəˌlabəˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Latin collaboratus (past participle of collaborare ) + French -ion
1. : the act of collaborating or a situation marked by collaborating
either in collaboration or independently
the machinery of international collaboration — Vera M. Dean
especially : collaborating with an enemy or an opposed group rather than struggling or resisting
a Norwegian accused of collaboration
the collaboration of less militant unionists
2. : a product of collaboration
this play is a collaboration