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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Potential immigrants should be screened for antisemitic views or affiliations, the report said.
—Rod McGuirk, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Compensation for mariners varies depending on experience, employer, union affiliation, job location, nature of the job (rank), and the number of months worked in a year, the Great Lakes Maritime careers page says.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
The assailant, a lone gunman with extremist affiliations, was quickly neutralized by Secret Service agents, but not before fatally wounding Trump.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
And because the country’s official forms require applicants to state their religious affiliation, Jews and non-Shiite minorities, including Sunni Muslims, have been effectively excluded from careers in academia, the government, or the military.
—Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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Rod McGuirk, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Compensation for mariners varies depending on experience, employer, union affiliation, job location, nature of the job (rank), and the number of months worked in a year, the Great Lakes Maritime careers page says.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
The assailant, a lone gunman with extremist affiliations, was quickly neutralized by Secret Service agents, but not before fatally wounding Trump.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
And because the country’s official forms require applicants to state their religious affiliation, Jews and non-Shiite minorities, including Sunni Muslims, have been effectively excluded from careers in academia, the government, or the military.
—Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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