associational
Americanadjective
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of or relating to association, or to forming connections with other people or groups.
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of or relating to a particular association or organization, or to associations in general and their structure or operation.
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of or relating to associations or connections between ideas, phenomena, or causes and effects.
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Nor does it reckon with data on straight men’s growing acceptance of homosexuality or the role of technology in connecting and disconnecting people, or evidence of declining associational activities in general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The court then claims that “Plaintiff medical associations have associational standing via their members’ third-party standing to sue on behalf of their patients.”
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2023
It said that a prohibition on department employees participating in subgroups “impacts the ability of deputies to engage in expressive and associational activities” outside their jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
The judges said, “There is little to suggest that disclosing Ward’s phone records to the committee will affect protected associational activity” because the subpoena does not “target any organization or association.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2022
Comparative anatomy proves that the associational centers are more important than those of sensation.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Baron, Albert Heyem Nachmen
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