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Definition of affiliation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

affiliation

noun
 
/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn/
 
/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)
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  1. a person’s connection with a political party, religion, etc.
    • He was arrested because of his political affiliation.
    Extra Examples
    • voters who have no party affiliations
    • the diverse religious affiliations of Ghanaian Americans
  2. one group or organization’s official connection with another
    • Trade unions have a long history of affiliation to the Labour Party.
    • the institute's affiliation with the university
  3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin affiliatio(n-), from the verb affiliare, from ad- ‘towards’ + filius ‘son’.
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