affiliated
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of affiliated
Explanation
If two things are affiliated, they are closely associated or connected with one another. When you join a cause, you become affiliated with it and what it represents. You learned to choose your battles more carefully after becoming affiliated with the "Save the Pigeons" campaign. Coming from the verb "affiliate," the adjective affiliated shares its history, starting with the Latin stem affiliare, meaning "to adopt." As such, we "adopt" the ideals and goals of groups with which we join and become affiliated. You could be affiliated with a particular church or temple. As a celebrity, you are affiliated with a number of charities. There is also a legal meaning, whereby a mother can affiliate a child, or declare its paternity.
Vocabulary lists containing affiliated
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Example Sentences
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Insurance companies are increasingly investing policyholders’ money in private-credit products from affiliated firms, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
North Carolina regulators initially permitted Lindberg’s insurance companies to make loans to other companies affiliated with the tycoon, but scrutiny of the arrangements ramped up under a newly elected insurance commissioner.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Athene, owned by Apollo Global Management, last year reported the most affiliated assets of any insurer at $52 billion—$12 billion more than in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Al-Qard Al-Hassan is affiliated with Hezbollah and provides interest-free loans to mainly Shia Muslim communities who have faced financial difficulty amid Lebanon's economic crises.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
I already hate him as much as I hate anything about the Colonies—he’s not affiliated with the Patriots, that’s for sure, but that just makes him more of a coward.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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