affiliated
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of affiliated
Explanation
If two things are affiliated, they are closely associated or connected with one another. When you join a cause, you become affiliated with it and what it represents. You learned to choose your battles more carefully after becoming affiliated with the "Save the Pigeons" campaign. Coming from the verb "affiliate," the adjective affiliated shares its history, starting with the Latin stem affiliare, meaning "to adopt." As such, we "adopt" the ideals and goals of groups with which we join and become affiliated. You could be affiliated with a particular church or temple. As a celebrity, you are affiliated with a number of charities. There is also a legal meaning, whereby a mother can affiliate a child, or declare its paternity.
Vocabulary lists containing affiliated
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Example Sentences
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In March, developers affiliated with China's Alibaba found one of their models trying, on its own initiative, to mine cryptocurrency after connecting without authorization to an outside server.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The MP for Makerfield cemented his status as the sole leadership candidate after being backed by 379 Labour MPs, as well as all 11 trade unions affiliated to the party, earlier this week.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Election officials say Daniel J. Sullivan asked to appear on the ballot as a Republican, even though he hadn’t previously been affiliated with the party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
They tried to get a firm affiliated with environmental crusader Erin Brockovich interested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
By mid-June, the cosmonauts and everyone affiliated with the space program had traveled to a small town, Tyuratam, east of the Caspian and Aral Seas in Kazakhstan, far from Moscow.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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