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

Synonyms

• alliance
• association
• collaboration
• confederation
• connection
• cooperation
• hookup
• liaison
• linkup
• partnership
• relation
• relationship
• tie-up
• union

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

Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False USA TODAY published no such article and has no affiliation with the website in question. —Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024

Even those with no religious affiliation in Germany widely celebrate Christmas. —Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024

The clause offers a distinction between those in security from the rest of staff, potentially preventing the creation of what’s called a wall-to-wall union, one that represents the entire staff—effectively blocking the union’s affiliation with a larger national union. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024

Only 20% of those with no religious affiliation gave this response. —Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above