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

The ordinance would also require law enforcement officers, including local, state and federal, to wear identification and make clear their agency affiliation.

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Video clips of him crouching and then being whisked away from a rally in the Copperbelt province shocked Zambians and many people, irrespective of their political affiliation, condemned what happened.

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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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Related Words

• connection 
• partnership 
• relationship