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Affiliation

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Noun

1. affiliation, association, tie, tie-up

a social or business relationship

Example Sentences:
'a valuable financial affiliation'
'he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team'
'many close associations with England'

2. affiliation

the act of becoming formally connected or joined

Example Sentences:
'welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Affiliation

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noun
an affiliating or being affiliated; connection, as with an organization, club, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Affiliation

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v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates
v.tr.
1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: The HMO affiliated the clinics last year.
2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: affiliated herself with a new law firm.
3. To assign the origin of.
v.intr.
To become closely connected or associated: The two unions voted to affiliate.
n. (-ē-ĭt, -āt′)
A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member: network affiliates.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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