Refers to the act of bringing people together for a meeting or introduction, often in a business or formal context.
I arranged an introduction with the client.
He was nervous about the meeting with his new boss.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 合わせ (awase, continuative form of 合わせる 'to put together'). Literally 'pulling together', referring to the act of bringing people into contact.