affiliation
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- interaffiliation noun
- nonaffiliation noun
- preaffiliation noun
- reaffiliation noun
- superaffiliation noun
Etymology
Origin of affiliation
First recorded in 1745–55; from Medieval Latin affīliātiōn-, stem of affīliātiō “adoption”; equivalent to affiliate + -ion
Example Sentences
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Hugh Bartlett, an engineer and youth soccer coach with no affiliation to Nike, didn’t.
A list of all the researchers involved in this study and their institutional affiliations can be found here.
From Science Daily
He had "no current active affiliation" to Brown, she said.
From BBC
Most or all were radicalized online and didn’t have operational affiliation to any organization, officials have said.
Additional company affiliations are detailed in the full publication.
From Science Daily
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