professional relation

English Thesaurus

1. the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	social relation,
definition	:	a relation between living organisms (especially between people) (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	medical relation,
definition	:	the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	legal relation,
definition	:	a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client) (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	academic relation,
definition	:	a professional relation between instructors and those they instruct (noun.linkdef)