noun · academic
cohesion
UK/kəʊˈhiːʒən/US/koʊˈhiːʒən/co·HE·sion
Band 7+task2speaking
the action or fact of forming a united whole; unity and togetherness
Examples
“Strong family cohesion can protect children from stress.”
“Policies that promote social cohesion reduce inequality.”
“Team cohesion improved after the training retreat.”
Band 8 sentence
“Community projects that encourage regular interaction between neighbours are effective ways to build long-term social cohesion.”
Collocations
- social cohesion
- family cohesion
- promote cohesion
Word family
cohesion nouncohesive adjectivecohesively adverb
Common mistakes
cohesive→cohesion
Say it for a higher band
5unity→6solidarity→7+cohesion
Synonyms
unity
solidarity
Easily confused
solidarity
“The workers showed solidarity during the strike.”
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