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

While some court documents are sealed, nothing in the public record verifies the gang affiliation DHS cited as the cause for the birthday party raid.

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Opinions on legacy admissions were similar regardless of political affiliation, and the practice is especially entrenched in the more left-leaning Northeast.

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Their party’s national standing could hardly be worse, and party affiliation and registration statistics have trended toward the Republican Party.

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In the past, its controversial history had made disclosing an RSS affiliation somewhat taboo.

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This is not the first time the Tories have offered MPs of different political affiliations one of their spots on a parliamentary committee.

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Related Words

• connection 
• partnership 
• relationship