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
Ted Widmer… hundreds of businessmen owe their success to an affiliation with organized crime.—William Bastone
William BastoneExamples of affiliation in a Sentence
the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company
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But after the election, Linh changed her party affiliation to run as an independent.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
This is the idea that Republicans depend on the votes of Christians (particularly White Christians), while Democrats rely on the growing share of Americans who claim no religious affiliation.
—Ryan Burge, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Between 81% and 86% of all ages and nearly 80% of Republicans, 88% of Democrats, and 90% of people who declined to identify a political affiliation thought government wasn’t doing enough about chemical safety.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
This is the idea that Republicans depend on the votes of Christians (particularly White Christians), while Democrats rely on the growing share of Americans who claim no religious affiliation.
—Ryan Burge, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Between 81% and 86% of all ages and nearly 80% of Republicans, 88% of Democrats, and 90% of people who declined to identify a political affiliation thought government wasn’t doing enough about chemical safety.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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