voluntary association

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noun

a group of individuals joined together on the basis of mutual interest or common objectives, especially a business group that is not organized or constituted as a legal entity.

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How to use voluntary association in a sentence

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?
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The juxtaposition planted a story of association on websites that touted both men for their talks.
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The scheme has been condemned by civil liberties groups and queried by the National Association of Head Teachers.
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Delta is a Platinum Global Partner, ranking them among the highest-level contributors to the association.
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And so it is with the St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Police Officers Association.
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"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
This system had been in full operation in both districts prior to the general application of the voluntary system.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
It therefore took under favorable consideration the question of a voluntary clearing system.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
This is secured only by right objects of thought; it is impossible to reach it by voluntary mechanics.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
In the meanwhile, Planner grew actually enamoured of the Pantamorphica Association.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various