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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President Trump's early approval ratings show he's settled into office in a better spot than in 2017 — but Americans remain starkly divided based on partisan affiliations.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
There is also campaigning by other candidates on political party affiliation.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Regardless of the partisan affiliation of the individual or of the executive who put them on the bench, all jurists swore the same oath to the Constitution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
Mendoza said the two organizations connected because Larkin has an affiliation with the Grand Junction Veterans Administration Medical Center.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
There is also campaigning by other candidates on political party affiliation.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Regardless of the partisan affiliation of the individual or of the executive who put them on the bench, all jurists swore the same oath to the Constitution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
Mendoza said the two organizations connected because Larkin has an affiliation with the Grand Junction Veterans Administration Medical Center.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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