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 the show’s primary perspective also seems to be that Kingstown’s problems are so impossible to solve that only someone like Mike — with no official affiliation — can mitigate against the worst possible outcome.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The justified fear was that without a conference affiliation with the two biggest schools in the Big 12 would be catastrophic to Texas Tech University, its football team, the entire athletic department, and to Lubbock itself.
—Mac Engel
november 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
The top two candidates with the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, will advance to the general election.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
California's June Primary California’s system allows candidates from all parties to compete in the same primary, with the top two, regardless of affiliation, advancing to the general election.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The justified fear was that without a conference affiliation with the two biggest schools in the Big 12 would be catastrophic to Texas Tech University, its football team, the entire athletic department, and to Lubbock itself.
—Mac Engel
november 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
The top two candidates with the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, will advance to the general election.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
California's June Primary California’s system allows candidates from all parties to compete in the same primary, with the top two, regardless of affiliation, advancing to the general election.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affiliation
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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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