Definition of affiliate
- The medical school is affiliated with a hospital.
- affiliates herself with the local club
- affiliated Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to earlier plays
- refused to affiliate with any political party
Their group does not affiliate itself with any political party.
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Two of the company's regional affiliates lost money in the past year.
our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization
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: to closely connect (something or yourself) with or to something (such as a program or organization) as a member or partner
: an organization (such as a television station) that is a member of a larger organization (such as a national network)
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