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affiliation

   Also found in: Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
af·fil·i·ate  (-fl-t)
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. (--t, -t)
A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member: network affiliates.

[Medieval Latin afflire, to adopt : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin flius, son; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

af·fili·ation n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.affiliation - a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
2.affiliation - the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
association - the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
reaffiliation - affiliation anew

affiliation


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It was the custom, he said, to send reporters to all the socialist meetings for the express purpose of misreporting and distorting what was said, in order to frighten the middle class away from any possible affiliation with the proletariat.
This was a new era, and Daylight, the wealthy mine-owner, was loyal to his class affiliations.
On the way, by virtue of his political affiliations, he had been able to pick up a captain of detectives.
 
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