affiliation

[uh-fil-ee-ey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of affiliating; state of being affiliated affiliated or associated.

Other Word Forms

• interaffiliation noun
• nonaffiliation noun
• preaffiliation noun
• reaffiliation noun
• superaffiliation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of affiliation¹

First recorded in 1745–55; from Medieval Latin affīliātiōn-, stem of affīliātiō “adoption”; equivalent to affiliate + -ion

Example Sentences

Yet Americans need to acknowledge that perpetrators comes from all political affiliations, they come from all races, socioeconomic status.

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Tax experts, regardless of their political affiliation, say it’s a good idea to look into your withholding level each year.

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Mamdani has seized on that to power an improbable rise, profiting from an affiliation with socialist politics that might otherwise have held him back.

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The outgoing CEO’s political affiliations remain opaque to the average American despite his tenure spanning four presidential administrations.

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The New York Times, Bloomberg, the Center for Global Development and the Budget Lab at Yale University, among others, confirm that their affiliations with him would end.

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Related Words

• connection 
• partnership 
• relationship