affiliated

adjective

af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce affiliated (audio)
: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position
the university and its affiliated medical school

Examples of affiliated in a Sentence

costuming and set design are affiliated arts, both requiring research into the period of the play or film
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The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) postponed all football matches in its affiliated tournaments in late September. Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 Declining church attendance removes the weekly invitation not only to give to a church but also to affiliated causes. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025 Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in Dec. 2004, Jaime also spent time in the Expos/Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations before leaving affiliated baseball in North America for Japan prior to the 2016 season. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 Erin Glynn is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio. Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for affiliated 

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of affiliate entry 1

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of affiliated was in 1767

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“Affiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliated. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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