cohabitation

noun5

1. •
   An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.

   • According to Greene, sodomy, gross indecency, adultery, cohabitation and repeated convictions for indecent exposure are all considered sex offenses in Michigan. — 1981
2. •
   The act of living together.
3. •
   The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
4. •
   Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.

   • She said: “I am respectful of institutions; I am not calling for institutional chaos. There will simply be a cohabitation.” — 2024
5. •
   A place where two or more individuals reside together.