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.
Other Word Forms
- associationalism noun
- associationally adverb
Example Sentences
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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
He says: “The injuries suffered by patients of the Plaintiff medical associations’ members are sufficient to confer associational standing.”
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 communications at issue here between members of a political party about an election implicate a core associational right protected by the First Amendment,” she wrote.
From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022
They are not parallel with the motor suggestions; they are simply an associational addition, due to our information about the power of men with muscles like that.
From The Psychology of Beauty by Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer
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