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
William BastoneExamples 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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Regardless of political affiliation, the pattern is clear: When a leader is surrounded only by voices that reinforce a personal narrative, and dissent is punished or ignored, the consequences reach far beyond one office or institution.
—Oscar Chavez-Arrieta, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
More than 200 Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliations were transferred to El Salvador, where they were imprisoned in the country's high-security mega-prison.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The operation went through a number of names and corporate affiliations over the next 40 years, and at one point had more than 300 beds and served as a significant employer.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Records show Boelter registered to vote as a Republican while living in Oklahoma in 2004 before moving to Minnesota where voters don’t list party affiliation.
—Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
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Oscar Chavez-Arrieta, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
More than 200 Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliations were transferred to El Salvador, where they were imprisoned in the country's high-security mega-prison.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The operation went through a number of names and corporate affiliations over the next 40 years, and at one point had more than 300 beds and served as a significant employer.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Records show Boelter registered to vote as a Republican while living in Oklahoma in 2004 before moving to Minnesota where voters don’t list party affiliation.
—Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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