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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Presumptions of guilt based on hyperbolic claims of affiliation with the Communist Party have been replaced by allegations of alignment with Hamas.
—Rick Baldoz, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, in affiliation with Harvard Medical School, found that the immune system influences stress and fear behaviors by altering how brain cells communicate.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
At the center of this shift is a growing policy emphasis on social media monitoring and ideological scrutiny, as legal residents are reportedly being deported or denied reentry into the U.S. based on their online activity or political affiliations.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
In addition, the royal family interacts with leaders of foreign countries across all political affiliations.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Rick Baldoz, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, in affiliation with Harvard Medical School, found that the immune system influences stress and fear behaviors by altering how brain cells communicate.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
At the center of this shift is a growing policy emphasis on social media monitoring and ideological scrutiny, as legal residents are reportedly being deported or denied reentry into the U.S. based on their online activity or political affiliations.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
In addition, the royal family interacts with leaders of foreign countries across all political affiliations.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 28 Apr. 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 13 May. 2025.
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