affiliation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'affiliation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Affiliation

[ n.]

- Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.
- The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation.
- Connection in the way of descent.

Meaning of 'affiliation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . affiliation

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a social or business relationship

Example in sentence:

a valuable financial affiliation;
he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team;
many close associations with England

Meaning (2):
- the act of becoming formally connected or joined

Example in sentence:

welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university

Nearby Words:

affability affable affableness affably affabrous affair affamish affamishment affatuate affear

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Affiliation program
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Need for affiliation
Need for affiliation, which is the desire for friendly and close interpersonal relationships.

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