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
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Examples 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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The Butte County sheriff described the gunman as a homeless, mentally ill man with a long criminal record who targeted the school due to its affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
According to Honea, investigators believe the school was targeted because of its religious affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
California authorities believe a shooter may have targeted a school and critically injured two children because of its religious affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist church.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
By political affiliation, 21 percent of Democrats disapprove of the president's pardon compared to 53 percent of Independents.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
According to Honea, investigators believe the school was targeted because of its religious affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
California authorities believe a shooter may have targeted a school and critically injured two children because of its religious affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist church.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
By political affiliation, 21 percent of Democrats disapprove of the president's pardon compared to 53 percent of Independents.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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