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

… hundreds of businessmen owe their success to an affiliation with organized crime.—

William Bastone

Examples of affiliation in a Sentence

the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company

Recent Examples on the Web

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Asking applicants their political affiliations is common. —

Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 Voting records show that Wightman has been registered with no party affiliation since 2013. —

Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025 Some represented the type of fans the tournament hopes to ensnare: people without any affiliation at all. —

Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Another significant update is the simplification of affiliation rules. —

Matthew Meehan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for affiliation