Noun
The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.
Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing.
Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; as, the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a benevolent association. Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society, consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors of neighboring churches, united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.
Source: Webster's dictionarya valuable financial affiliation Source: Internet
he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team Source: Internet
many close associations with England Source: Internet
you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association Source: Internet
conditioning is a form of learning by association Source: Internet
he joined the Modern Language Association Source: Internet