af·fil·i·ate | \ ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt 
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\affiliated; affiliating
Definition of affiliate
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch
The medical school is affiliated with a hospital.
b : to associate as a member
affiliates herself with the local club
2 : to trace the origin of
affiliated Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to earlier plays
: to connect or associate oneself : combine refused to affiliate with any political party
affiliate
nounaf·fil·i·ate | \ ə-ˈfi-lē-ət , -ˌāt \
, -ˌāt \Definition of affiliate (Entry 2 of 2)
: an affiliated person or organization
the network's local affiliates
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Examples of affiliate in a Sentence
Verb
Their group does not affiliate itself with any political party. Noun
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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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Companies’ rush to affiliate with the reduction of greenhouse gases is making a big business out of harnessing the methane seeping from heaps of organic waste.
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Ryan Dezember, WSJ, "Companies Seek to Green the Grid With Trash Gas," 28 Dec. 2020 Jewelry is an interesting way to affiliate ourselves.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: How an SDSU professor helped turn the ‘I Voted’ sticker into social-justice art," 29 Oct. 2020 Still, most of the voters — about 44% — who signed up before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stopped registration Oct. 15 did not affiliate with either major political party.
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Andrew Oxford, The Arizona Republic, "Extension of registration deadline nets more than 35,000 new voters in Arizona," 16 Oct. 2020 Entire local police unions, which negotiate collective bargaining agreements for their members, can choose to affiliate with the group.
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Blake Ellis And Melanie Hicken, CNN, "Donations have surged to a 'scam' political group that claims to help police officers," 16 Oct. 2020 Nine in 10 who affiliate themselves with a religion believe in God, but so do 40% of those who don't.
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CBS News, "CBS News Eye on Trends: The latest from the Election & Survey Unit," 30 July 2020 Most who don't affiliate with a religion nevertheless believe in some sort of higher power.
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CBS News, "CBS News Eye on Trends: The latest from the Election & Survey Unit," 30 July 2020 Canonical research in social psychology showed that fear and anxiety lead people to affiliate with those around them.
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Time, "How the Coronavirus Crisis Is Opening the Door to Universal Social Policies in the U.S.," 17 June 2020 Hotel management company Montage International began providing employees with memberships to One Medical, a service providing virtual and in-office care, which is affiliated with 1Life Healthcare Inc.
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Ann-marie Alcántara, WSJ, "No More Pizza Fridays: Companies Find New Perks for the Remote Worker," 8 June 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The local Black Lives Matter affiliate and Shutdown DC issued a joint statement Wednesday urging all downtown hotels to voluntarily close and pay their staffs.
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Ashraf Khalil, BostonGlobe.com, "Expecting trouble, D.C. locks down a week before inauguration," 14 Jan. 2021 The local Black Lives Matter affiliate and Shutdown DC issued a joint statement Wednesday urging all downtown hotels to voluntarily close and pay their staffs.
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Star Tribune, "Expecting trouble, DC locks down a week before inauguration," 13 Jan. 2021 In Lakeland, now the Low-A affiliate, Andrew Graham will continue as manager, joined by pitching coach Carlos Bohorquez and John Murrian.
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Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' 2021 minor-league coaches: Full staffs for Triple-A Toledo, Double-A Erie and more," 12 Jan. 2021 In his 30 years as the coroner, Clevenger told CBS affiliate WSPA-TV this is unlike anything he's ever seen.
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CBS News, "Baby's remains found in wall during home renovations in South Carolina," 5 Jan. 2021 As a result, WKMG-Channel 6, the CBS affiliate in Orlando, will air the Dolphins game that will help determine whether the franchise clinches a playoff spot.
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Iliana Limón Romero, orlandosentinel.com, "Key Dolphins game to air on CBS in Orlando on Sunday," 28 Dec. 2020 But two others, a former political aide and a former lobbyist for Energy Harbor, the former FirstEnergy affiliate that owns the two nuclear plants, have pleaded guilty to racketeering charges.
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Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, "Ex-PUCO commissioners: Beef up Ohio HB6 investigations or lose public trust," 21 Dec. 2020 Her announcement came as the city formally withdrew a motion to prevent the CBS affiliate in Chicago from airing the video of police raiding the wrong home and handcuffing resident, Anjanette Young, who was naked.
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NBC News, "Chicago mayor says attempt to block video of raid on Anjanette Young's home 'a mistake'," 18 Dec. 2020 Transit authority officials and local affiliate FOX 5 Washington D.C. reported that the agent fired upon someone inside a train car just before 7 a.m. near the Medical Center station.
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Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, "Person wounded during 'FBI agent-involved shooting' in Washington DC transit system," 16 Dec. 2020
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affiliate
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of affiliate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to closely connect (something or yourself) with or to something (such as a program or organization) as a member or partner
affiliate
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of affiliate (Entry 2 of 2)
: an organization (such as a television station) that is a member of a larger organization (such as a national network)
See the full definition for affiliate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
affiliate
verbaf·fil·i·ate | \ ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt \
\affiliated; affiliating
Kids Definition of affiliate
: to associate as a member or partner
The spokesperson has long been affiliated with the charity.
affiliate
verbaf·fil·i·ate | \ ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt \
\affiliated; affiliating
Legal Definition of affiliate
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to bring or receive into close association as a member or division
2 : to join or associate as a member or division
: to connect or associate oneself
—usually used with with has just affiliated with the huge corporation
Other Words from affiliate
affiliation \ ə-ˌfi-lē-ˈā-shən \ noun
\ nounaffiliate
nounaf·fil·i·ate | \ ə-ˈfi-lē-ət \
\Legal Definition of affiliate (Entry 2 of 2)
: an affiliated person or organization specifically : a business entity effectively controlling or controlled by another or associated with others under common ownership or control — compare parent sense 2, subsidiary
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The first known use of affiliate was in 1767
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