affiliated

adjective

af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd 

: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position

the university and its affiliated medical school

Synonyms

• akin
• allied
• kindred
• related

Examples of affiliated in a Sentence

costuming and set design are affiliated arts, both requiring research into the period of the play or film

Recent Examples on the Web

Over in the radio department of Stone Country Records, one of BSB’s affiliated labels along with Quartz Hill Records, Kerry Wolfe and Matt Galvin have left the company with no plans to fill their positions. —Marc Schneider, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024

Iran's most powerful affiliated militia is Lebanon's Hezbollah, which has been engaged in fighting with Israel across the two countries' borders since the start of the war, to divert Israeli military resources from the war in Gaza. —Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024

Their campaigns and affiliated PACs had cash totals ranging from $9.8 million for Manchin, who has flirted with a presidential run this year, to $282,000 for Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who is retiring at 77 after four terms in the Senate. —Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024

Pricing isn’t currently listed, but in a 2022 video posted by an affiliated YouTube page, the website let users buy credits to create deepfake nude images, starting at 5 credits for $5. —Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024

The intelligence community has been warning for years that ISIS, despite territory leadership losses, has retained its ability to conduct operations largely through regional affiliated like ISIS-K, who's claimed responsibility for the attack near Moscow. —CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024

Laura Bischoff 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. —Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024

Home sellers behind multiple lawsuits against the NAR and several major brokerages argued that the trade group’s rules governing homes listed for sale on its affiliated Multiple Listing Services unfairly propped up agent commissions. —Alex Veiga, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024

That was only the beginning of Altman’s relationship to YC and its affiliated startups. —Annie Massa, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of affiliate entry 1

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above