The activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information:
— They could not act without official communication from Moscow.

synonym: communicating.

Roget 43: junction; joining etc. v.; joinder [Law], union connection, conjunction, conjugation; annexion^†, annexation, annexment^†; astriction^†, attachment, compagination^†, vincture^†, ligation, alligation^†; accouplement^†; marriage etc. (wedlock,) 903; infibulation^†, inosculation^†, symphysis [Anat.], anastomosis, confluence, communication, concatenation; meeting, reunion; assemblage etc. 72.    coition, copulation; sex, sexual congress, sexual conjunction, sexual intercourse, love-making.    joint, joining, juncture, pivot, hinge, articulation, commissure^†, seam, gore, gusset, suture, stitch; link etc. 45; miter mortise.    closeness, tightness, etc. adj.; coherence etc. 46; combination etc. 48.    annexationist.    ... show more

Roget 784: giving etc. v.; bestowal, bestowment^†, donation; presentation, presentment; accordance; concession; delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment; investment, investiture; award.    almsgiving^†, charity, liberality, generosity.    [Thing given] gift, donation, present, cadeau^†; fairing; free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation; lagniappe [U.S.], pilon [U.S.].    grace, act of grace, bonus.    allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention.    bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation^†, dot, appanage; voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance etc. 783; amortization.    alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule^†, donative^†, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula^†, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail^†, douceur [Fr.], drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld [G.], bakshish^†; fee etc. (recompense) 973; consideration.    bribe, bait, ground bait; peace offering, handsel; boodle [Slang], graft, grease [Slang]; blat [Rus.].    giver, grantor etc. v.; donor, feoffer^†, settlor.    ... show more

Roget 532: news; information etc. 527; piece of news [Fr.], budget of news, budget of information; intelligence, tidings.    word, advice, aviso [Sp.], message; dispatch, despatch; telegram, cable, marconigram^†, wire, communication, errand, embassy.    report, rumor, hearsay, on dit [Fr.], flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame; talk, oui dire [Fr.], scandal, eavesdropping; town tattle, table talk; tittle tattle; canard, topic of the day, idea afloat.    bulletin, fresh news, stirring news; glad tidings; flash, news just in; on-the-spot coverage; live coverage.    old story, old news, stale news, stale story; chestnut [Slang].    narrator etc. (describe) 594; newsmonger, scandalmonger; talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler.    [study of news reporting] journalism.    [methods of conveying news] media, news media, the press, the information industry; newspaper, magazine, tract, journal, gazette, publication etc. 531; radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission). [organizations producing news reports] [methods of conveying news] United Press International, UPI; Associated Press, AP; The Dow Jones News Service, DJ; The New York Times News Service, NYT; Reuters [Brit.]; TASS [Rus.]; The Nikkei [Jap.].    [person reporting news as a profession] newscaster, newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department; anchorman, anchorwoman^†; sportscaster; weatherman.    [officials providing news for an organization] press secretary, public relations department, public relations man.    ... show more

Roget 527: information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge etc. 490; publicity etc. 531; data etc. 467.    communication, intimation; notice, notification; enunciation, annunciation; announcement; communiqu_e; representation, round robin, presentment.    case, estimate, specification, report, advice, monition; news etc. 532; return etc. (record) 551; account etc. (description) 594; statement etc. (affirmation) 535.    mention; acquainting etc. v.; instruction etc. (teaching) 537; outpouring; intercommunication, communicativeness.    informant, authority, teller, intelligencer^†, reporter, exponent, mouthpiece; informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective; sleuth; mouchard^†, spy, newsmonger; messenger etc. 534; amicus curiae [Lat.].    valet de place, cicerone, pilot, guide; guidebook, handbook; vade mecum [Lat.]; manual; map, plan, chart, gazetteer; itinerary etc. (journey) 266.    hint, suggestion, innuendo, inkling, whisper, passing word, word in the ear, subaudition^†, cue, byplay; gesture etc. (indication) 550; gentle hint, broad hint; verbum sapienti [Lat.], a word to the wise; insinuation etc. (latency) 526.    information theory.    [units of information] bit, byte, word, doubleword [Comp.], quad word, paragraph, segment.    [information storage media] magnetic media, paper medium, optical media; random access memory, RAM; read-only memory, ROM; write once read mostly memory, WORM.    ... show more

Dutch: verbinding, communicatie
Polish: wymiana, komunikacja

Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups.

Polish: komunikat

A connection allowing access between persons or places.

Polish: łączność