affiliation

[ uh-fil-ee-ey-shuhn ]

/ əˌfɪl iˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

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

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Origin of affiliation

1745–55; <Medieval Latin affīliātiōn- (stem of affīliātiō adoption); see affiliate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM affiliation

in·ter·af·fil·i·a·tion, nounnon·af·fil·i·a·tion, nounpre·af·fil·i·a·tion, nounre·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun

su·per·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun

Words nearby affiliation

affiche, afficionado, affidavit, affiliate, affiliated, affiliation, affiliation order, affiliation proceedings, affiliative drive, affinal, affine

Example sentences from the Web for affiliation

Chong has no affiliation with Parker or Stone, but that could very well change if they see this loving tribute to their work.
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There was a group that was involved that claims an affiliation with al-Qaeda.
State Department: Benghazi Not Planned By 'Core Al Qaeda'|Josh Rogin|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The identities of the two shooters at the Virgin Mary church are not known, nor is their affiliation.
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But more than religious affiliation is at stake in the papal visit.
‘Viva Papa Francisco!’ Brazil Celebrates Pope’s Trip|Mac Margolis|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Is this the re-emergence of Paul Ryan's affiliation with the Jude Wanniski/Jack Kemp school of supply-side economics?
Why is Paul Ryan Embracing Immigration Reform?|David Frum|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The most important advance from the unit course is the Affiliation system of Cambridge university.
The History Of University Education In Maryland|Bernard Christian Steiner
Which may have come first, the Social affiliation or the Nature affiliation, I leave to the professors to determine.
Pagan & Christian Creeds|Edward Carpenter
What remains is only to determine the order of their affiliation.
Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle
By the Affiliation Orders Act, 1914, two important changes in the law were gained.
Women's Wild Oats|C. Gasquoine Hartley
No such regulation, however, exists in relation to the application of a Mason for affiliation.
The Principles of Masonic Law|Albert G. Mackey

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