Definitions for affiliation
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 9 votes

1. affiliation, association, tie, tie-upnoun

   a social or business relationship

   "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

2. affiliationnoun

   the act of becoming formally connected or joined

   "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. affiliationnoun

   The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.

2. affiliationnoun

   A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

3. Etymology: From affiliation, from affiliatio, noun of action from verb affiliare, affiliate, from aff-, combining form of ad, to, + filiare, verb formed from filius, son

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Affiliationnoun

   Adoption; the act of taking a son. Ephraim Chambers

   Etymology: from ad and filius, Lat.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. affiliation

   Affiliation refers to the connection or association of an individual, organization, or entity with another or others, typically involving shared characteristics, goals, or interests. These connections often imply a sense of mutual support or a formal partnership for shared benefits. This term is commonly used in various contexts such as social, business, political, and academic fields.

2. affiliation

   Affiliation refers to the act of associating or connecting oneself with a person, group, organization, or a similar entity. It represents a person's formal membership or associations they may have within a community or organization. It often implies a mutual sharing of common values, goals, or interests. It is common in various contexts such as in academics, where professors may be affiliated with universities, or in business, where businesses may be affiliated with larger organizations or alliances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 6 votes

1. Affiliationnoun

   adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society

2. Affiliationnoun

   the establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation

3. Affiliationnoun

   connection in the way of descent

4. Etymology: [F. affiliation, LL. affiliatio.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Affiliation

   In law, affiliation is the term to describe a partnership between two or more parties.

Matched Categories

1. • Association

How to pronounce affiliation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say affiliation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of affiliation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of affiliation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of affiliation in a Sentence

1. Jacey Jetton:

   Even if it's a Republican district, they still go through a Republican primary, and so the incumbent is not necessarily safe just because their district is still reflective of their party affiliation.

2. Sean Connolly:

   Like most religious communities, People of Praise leaves Coney Barrett affiliation up to Coney Barrett affiliation members to decide whether to publicly disclose their involvement in our community. And like most religious communities, we do not publish a membership list.

3. Sheriff Mike Chapman:

   We’re looking into that there may be some gang affiliation, however we don’t know what the reason was just yet for the incident taking place.

4. Brad Schneider:

   I was immediately concerned about some of Alderman Ramirez-Rosa’s past comments about the United States support of our ally Israel, and his affiliation with a group that is an outspoken supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.

5. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   Any political affiliation is not a playground for personal interests. People can play with you up to the extent of endangering their lives. But the will to keep on playing is how the game is being played?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=affiliation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Affiliation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=affiliation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=affiliation