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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Islamic Revolutionary Committees, or komiteh—predecessors to today’s morality police—swept up people for past affiliations, outspoken views and public behavior that ran against new rules or their Islam code, causing thousands to seek refuge abroad.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
When and where the team will play, which affects what kind of opponent Boise State will draw, since the 127 bowl games — wait, there are only 41 of them, not counting all of the playoff contests — have different conference affiliations.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Some of these states require specific religious affiliations that include self-solemnizing as a custom.
—Jacob Wilt, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Party affiliation Miami Beach commission seats are nonpartisan, but political leanings have played a role on the campaign trail.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
When and where the team will play, which affects what kind of opponent Boise State will draw, since the 127 bowl games — wait, there are only 41 of them, not counting all of the playoff contests — have different conference affiliations.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Some of these states require specific religious affiliations that include self-solemnizing as a custom.
—Jacob Wilt, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Party affiliation Miami Beach commission seats are nonpartisan, but political leanings have played a role on the campaign trail.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 25 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 3 Dec. 2025.
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