affiliation
noun
af·fil·i·a·tion
ə-ˌfi-lē-ˈā-shən 
plural affiliations
: the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
The radio station has maintained a longtime affiliation with the concert hall and often has featured performers as guests on the air.
A former Democrat, Joseph McCarthy had switched his affiliation and was elected in the Republican landslide of 1946 …—
Ted Widmer
Ted Widmer… hundreds of businessmen owe their success to an affiliation with organized crime.—William Bastone
William BastoneExamples of affiliation in a Sentence
the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company
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One of the viral posts X featuring the video was briefly labeled as misleading by the platform’s community notes, with an accompanying warning that Drake has an affiliation with the gambling service displayed in the clip.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Zachary Price does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
—Zachary Price, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
Even the slightest past affiliation with the Ukrainian state can have extreme consequences.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
Sister Lydia Maria would invite Melissa to become one of them, through an affiliation with their order called oblature.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Zachary Price does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
—Zachary Price, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
Even the slightest past affiliation with the Ukrainian state can have extreme consequences.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
Sister Lydia Maria would invite Melissa to become one of them, through an affiliation with their order called oblature.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affiliation
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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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