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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While some court documents are sealed, nothing in the public record verifies the gang affiliation DHS cited as the cause for the birthday party raid.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
By 2025, Gallup reported Democrats regaining a slight edge in party affiliation, but this masked deeper fractures as internal polls showed growing liberal extremism, with bases demanding purity tests on social issues that repelled moderates.
—Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
There is also a small selective effect of religious affiliation, meaning more religious folks are more likely to get married rather than form a casual union.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite being stripped of his royal patronages and military affiliations in 2022, Prince Andrew continued to join members of the royal family at certain family and holiday events.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
By 2025, Gallup reported Democrats regaining a slight edge in party affiliation, but this masked deeper fractures as internal polls showed growing liberal extremism, with bases demanding purity tests on social issues that repelled moderates.
—Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
There is also a small selective effect of religious affiliation, meaning more religious folks are more likely to get married rather than form a casual union.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite being stripped of his royal patronages and military affiliations in 2022, Prince Andrew continued to join members of the royal family at certain family and holiday events.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Affiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliation. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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