affiliation

noun

ə-ˌfi-lē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce affiliation (audio)
Definition of affiliationnext
as in association
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company

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Recent Examples of affiliation Another around 140,500 mail ballots and nearly 32,000 early votes have been cast by individuals without a party affiliation, as of Friday afternoon. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 No-party affiliation voters, or NPAs, made up about 11% of the county’s turnout so far. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Even the public versions, which political parties and candidates routinely obtain to target ads and messages, included voters’ addresses, birth dates and party affiliations. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026 Iger was briefly considered a potential 2020 presidential candidate after switching his party affiliation from Democrat to no party preference in 2016. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for affiliation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliation
  1. association
  2. partnership
  3. relationship
  4. collaboration
  5. cooperation
  6. connection
Noun
  • The head of the tenants association at the Frederick Douglass Houses on the Upper West Side took photos and videos of individuals sitting on blankets in a stairwell and laying on cardboard in a hallway.
    — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, German autoworker layoffs are now higher than during the global financial crisis of 2008–9 or the COVID pandemic, forcing German and European business associations to call for unprecedentedly stringent local content requirements.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • Face-to-face interactions are crucial for building trust, credibility, and reading subtle cues essential for major deals and long-term partnerships.
    — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In an apparent bid to address such a weakness, a partnership between Unitree and US tech giant Nvidia was announced in June for research and development.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of partnership
Noun
  • But last year, their relationship blew up amid a turf war over CPS employees.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As time passes and questions remain unanswered, the film shows how grief connects, relationships change, and new perspectives emerge.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of relationship
Noun
  • O'Neal said the production's overall look comes from collaboration among the lighting, costume, sound and projection designers, along with the rest of the creative team.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Clear structure can make collaboration feel easier, not colder.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaboration
Noun
  • Some of their potential areas of cooperation include AI and digital twins.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As of last year, all 67 counties had signed cooperation agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the Florida Sheriffs Association.
    — Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperation
Noun
  • Azure’s modest desert site is surrounded by mountains, and its magic conjures a sense of connection to the landscape, the unending sky, and the free-flowing natural hot mineral water.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • There are at least four different lines of evidence that have failed to find any connection, said Angelica Ronald, professor of psychology and genetics at the University of Surrey in the UK.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of connection

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