( AmE also dialog ) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ close
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There needs to be a closer ~ between management and staff.
▪ direct
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The government refused to engage in direct ~ with the terrorists.
▪ healthy , honest ( esp. AmE ), open
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an honest and open ~ about racial identity in the US
▪ public
▪ constructive , meaningful , real , serious
▪ ongoing
▪ political
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a serious political ~
VERB + DIALOGUE
▪ engage in , have , hold
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Managers are willing to hold a ~ with union leaders.
▪ begin , create , enter into , establish , open , start
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His movies create their own ~ with the viewer.
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The government must enter into a ~ with industry on this issue.
▪ continue , resume
▪ encourage
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attempts to encourage ~ between the two groups
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
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~ about concrete issues
▪ ~ among
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The school encourages a climate of ~ among the teachers.
▪ ~ between
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the need for ~ between the two sides in the dispute
▪ ~ on
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a constructive ~ on pay and working conditions
▪ ~ with
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They have agreed to resume their ~ with the teachers.