affiliated

adjective

af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce affiliated (audio)
: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position
the university and its affiliated medical school

Examples of affiliated in a Sentence

costuming and set design are affiliated arts, both requiring research into the period of the play or film
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In his stead will be Joao Laranjo, who has spent more than a decade with Stellantis and its affiliated companies. Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Matthew Mitchell is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and a senior affiliated scholar with the Mercatus Center. Matthew Mitchell, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025 Two of the three components of the Little Rock apartment complex are in foreclosure proceedings because two limited partnerships tied to the housing authority and its affiliated nonprofit owe more than $5 million because of loans issued in 2019. Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025 The suit alleges that Sanders and those affiliated entities ran a racketeering scheme in violation of federal RICO statutes, using mail and wire fraud to market and sell Advanced Alkaloids while falsely promoting it as safe, legal and natural. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for affiliated

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of affiliate entry 1

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of affiliated was in 1767

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“Affiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliated. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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