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

… hundreds of businessmen owe their success to an affiliation with organized crime.

—William Bastone

Synonyms

• alliance
• association
• collaboration
• confederation
• connection
• cooperation
• hookup
• liaison
• linkup
• partnership
• relation
• relationship
• tie-up
• union

Examples of affiliation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whoever the presidential council chooses must be an experienced professional without any criminal history or affiliation. —Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024

Additionally, nearly half of those who abandoned their affiliation cited negative teachings or viewpoints of the LGBTQ+ community as an important factor. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024

Kentucky has closed primaries, meaning those who want to vote in the Democratic or Republican primary election must have changed their party affiliation by December 31 of the year prior. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2024

But the recent statements by appointees of Trump’s GOP predecessors is notable in breaking with partisan affiliation. —Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024

Couriers could wear tape advertising their affiliation with the FNS on their sleeves, but this wasn’t usually necessary, as locals quickly started to recognize the horses and volunteers. —Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024

Trump has previously been issued fines in civil trials in New York for making public statements about legal staff and their political affiliations that violated other gag orders. —Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024

Participants involved have no affiliation with any company but, rather, subscribe to the nonprofit magazine and submit all sorts of data for evaluation in studies that have been conducted since 1936. —USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024

The poll is among the most comprehensive yet of how Americans’ opinions on the conflict differ depending on religious affiliations. —Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above