Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Adoption; association in the same family or society; hence, consanguinity or kinship of feeling or character.
- noun Association in general; relation; connection; friendship; alliance.
- noun In law, the act of imputing or of determining the paternity of a child, and the fixing upon the father the obligation to provide for its maintenance.
- noun The fathering of a thing upon any one; the assignment of anything to its origin; connection by way of derivation or descent: with upon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.
- noun (Law) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation.
- noun Connection in the way of descent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The relationship resulting from
affiliating one thing with another. - noun A
club ,society orumbrella organisation so formed, especially atrade union .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of becoming formally connected or joined
- noun a social or business relationship
Etymologies
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Examples
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The label affiliation has been creatively advantageous; through Lost Highway he has met various collaborators, including several of the songwriters who share credits on "Pass It Around."
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The label affiliation has been creatively advantageous; through Lost Highway he has met various collaborators, including several of the songwriters who share credits on "Pass It Around."
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With Skeletons, set for release in the first quarter of 2010, Hawthorne Heights has moved on, aided in part by a new label affiliation, Wind-Up Records, home of Creed, Seether and Evanescence.
Tucson Weekly 2009
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Where party affiliation is concerned, Latinos register as Democrats by significant margins -- traditionally two to one.
Clarissa Martinez De Castro: "Latinos Divided on Immigration." Headline-grabbing? Yes. Accurate? Hardly. Clarissa Martinez De Castro 2010
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Where party affiliation is concerned, Latinos register as Democrats by significant margins -- traditionally two to one.
Clarissa Martinez De Castro: "Latinos Divided on Immigration." Headline-grabbing? Yes. Accurate? Hardly. Clarissa Martinez De Castro 2010
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But for someone who was state AG just a year ago, I doubt his affiliation is forgotten.
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Given his status and having been rather easily elected initially, before the picadillos came out and he was forced to resign, so his party affiliation is rather well known to the readers of both newspapers.
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McKenna: Historically, the language of affiliation comes from the practice of outsourcing to subcontractor or subsidiary.
Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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So for example in a state where race might be a protected criteria but political affiliation is not, it may be easier to deny service at a restaurant to, say, members of the Libertarian Party, than to deny service to members of the Black Panther party, or members of the Aryan Nations (because in both cases race is closely tied to the political affiliation).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Libertarianism, Federalism, and Racism 2010
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Specter switched his political affiliation from the Republican to Democratic party in late April.
Related Words
synonyms (216)
Words with the same meaning
- Americanization
- Anschluss
- acceptance
- accord
- acculturation
- addition
- adjunct
- admission
- adoption
- affairs
- affinity
- agglomeration
- aggregation
- agnation
- agreement
- alignment
- alliance
- amalgamation
- ancestry
- apparentation
- approximation
- assemblage
- assimilation
- association
- birth
- blend
- blending
- blood
- blood relationship
- bloodline
- body
- bond
- branch
- breed
- brotherhood
- brothership
- cabal
- cahoots
- cartel
- centralization
- church
- citizenship by naturalization
- citizenship papers
- closeness
- coadunation
- coalescence
- coalition
- cognation
- colleagueship
- collegialism
- collegiality
- combination
- combine
- combo
- common ancestry
- common descent
- communion
- community
- companionship
- company
- composition
- comradeship
- confederacy
- confederation
- confraternity
- congeries
- conglomeration
- conjugation
- conjunction
- connectedness
- connection
- consanguinity
- consociation
- consolidation
- conspiracy
- contiguity
- contrariety
- cooperation
- copartnership
- copartnery
- cousinhood
- cousinship
- culture shock
- dealings
- deduction
- denomination
- derivation
- descent
- direct line
- disjunction
- distaff side
- division
- ecumenism
- embodiment
- embracement
- enation
- encompassment
- enosis
- espousal
- extraction
- faction
- family
- fatherhood
- federalization
- federation
- fellowship
- female line
- filiation
- fraternalism
- fraternity
- fraternization
- freemasonry
- fusion
- group
- homology
- hookup
- house
- inclusion
- incorporation
- integration
- intercourse
- intimacy
- junction
- junta
- kindred
- kinship
- league
- liaison
- line
- line of descent
- lineage
- link
- linkage
- linking
- male line
- marriage
- maternity
- matrilineage
- matriliny
- matrisib
- matrocliny
- meld
- melding
- membership
- merger
- motherhood
- mutual attraction
- nationalization
- naturalization
- naturalized citizenship
- nearness
- offshoot
- order
- organization
- package
- package deal
- papers
- partaking
- participation
- partnership
- party
- paternity
- patrilineage
- patriliny
- patrisib
- patrocliny
- persuasion
- phylum
- propinquity
- proximity
- race
- rapport
- relatedness
- relation
- relations
- relationship
- religious order
- schism
- school
- sect
- sectarism
- seed
- segment
- sept
- sharing
- sibship
- side
- similarity
- sisterhood
- sistership
- society
- sodality
- solidification
- sorority
- spear side
- spindle side
- stem
- stirps
- stock
- strain
- succession
- sword side
- sympathy
- syncretism
- syndication
- syneresis
- synthesis
- tie
- tie-in
- tie-up
- ties of blood
- unification
- union
- variety
- version
- wedding
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Words that are found in similar contexts
rhymes (786)
Words with the same terminal sound
- Alsatian
- Americanization
- Appalachian
- Balkanization
- Christianization
- Confederation
- Corp.
- Croatian
- Dalmatian
- Desegregation
- Finlandization
- Haitian
- Horatian
- Incarnation
- Islamization
- Japanimation
- Nation
- Plantation
- Reformation
- Revelation
- Russification
- Tribulation
- Visitation
- abbreviation
- abdication
- aberration
- abomination
- abrogation
- acceleration
- acclamation
- acclimation
- accommodation
- accreditation
- accumulation
- accusation
- acidification
- activation
- adaptation
- adjudication
- administration
- admiration
- adoration
- adulation
- adulteration
- advocation
- affectation
- affirmation
- affrication
- agglomeration
- aggravation
- agitation
- alienation
- allegation
- alleviation
- allocation
- alphabetization
- alsatian
- alteration
- altercation
- amalgamation
- amelioration
- amortization
- amplification
- amputation
- animation
- annexation
- annihilation
- annotation
- anticipation
- antidiscrimination
- appellation
- application
- appreciation
- approbation
- appropriation
- approximation
- arbitration
- argumentation
- articulation
- aspiration
- assassination
- assimilation
- association
- augmentation
- authentication
- authorization
- automation
- aviation
- avocation
- backwardation
- balkanization
- bifurcation
- calculation
- calibration
- cancellation
- cannibalization
- canonization
- capitalization
- capitulation
- carnation
- castration
- categorization
- causation
- cauterization
- celebration
- centralization
- certification
- cessation
- cetacean
- characterization
- citation
- civilization
- clarification
- classification
- coagulation
- codification
- cogeneration
- cogitation
- cohabitation
- collaboration
- collectivization
- collocation
- colonization
- coloration
- colorization
- combination
- commemoration
- commendation
- commercialization
- communication
- communization
- commutation
- compensation
- compilation
- complication
- computation
- computerization
- concatenation
- concentration
- conciliation
- condemnation
- condensation
- confabulation
- confederation
- configuration
- confirmation
- confiscation
- conflagration
- conflation
- confrontation
- conglomeration
- congratulation
- congregation
- conjugation
- connotation
- consecration
- conservation
- consideration
- consolation
- consolidation
- constellation
- consternation
- constipation
- consultation
- consummation
- contamination
- contemplation
- continuation
- conversation
- convocation
- cooperation
- coordination
- coronation
- corp.
- corporation
- correlation
- corroboration
- creation
- cremation
- criminalization
- crustacean
- culmination
- cultivation
- dalmatian
- damnation
- decapitation
- deceleration
- decentralization
- decertification
- declaration
- decontamination
- decoration
- decriminalization
- dedication
- defamation
- deflation
- deforestation
- deformation
- degeneration
- degradation
- dehumanization
- dehydration
- deification
- deinstitutionalization
- delegation
- deliberation
- delineation
- demarcation
- demilitarization
- demobilization
- democratization
- demodulation
- demonization
- demonstration
- demoralization
- denationalization
- denomination
- denuclearization
- denunciation
- deportation
- depravation
- depreciation
- depredation
- deprivation
- deregulation
- derivation
- desalination
- desalinization
- desecration
- desegregation
- desiccation
- designation
- desolation
- desperation
- destabilization
- destination
- determination
- detonation
- detoxication
- detoxification
- devaluation
- devastation
- deviation
- dictation
- differentiation
- dilatation
- dilation
- discoloration
- discontinuation
- discrimination
- disembarkation
- disinclination
- disinflation
- disinformation
- disintegration
- dislocation
- disorganization
- disorientation
- dispensation
- disputation
- disqualification
- dissemination
- dissertation
- dissipation
- dissociation
- distillation
- diversification
- divination
- documentation
- domestication
- domination
- donation
- dramatization
- duplication
- duration
- echolocation
- edification
- education
- ejaculation
- elaboration
- elation
- electrification
- elevation
- elimination
- elongation
- emanation
- emancipation
- embarkation
- emigration
- emulation
- enumeration
- equalization
- equitation
- equivocation
- eradication
- escalation
- estimation
- evacuation
- evaluation
- evaporation
- evocation
- exacerbation
- exaggeration
- examination
- exasperation
- excavation
- excitation
- exclamation
- excommunication
- exfoliation
- exhalation
- exhilaration
- exhortation
- exhumation
- exoneration
- expatriation
- expectation
- experimentation
- expiration
- explanation
- explication
- exploitation
- exploration
- expropriation
- extermination
- extrapolation
- extrication
- fabrication
- facilitation
- falsification
- fascination
- federation
- fermentation
- fertilization
- fibrillation
- figuration
- filtration
- fixation
- flirtation
- flotation
- fluctuation
- fluoridation
- foliation
- formation
- formulation
- fortification
- foundation
- fragmentation
- frustration
- fumigation
- gasification
- gastrulation
- generalization
- generation
- gentrification
- germination
- gestation
- glaciation
- globalization
- glorification
- gradation
- graduation
- granulation
- gratification
- gravitation
- gyration
- habitation
- hallucination
- harmonization
- hesitation
- hibernation
- hospitalization
- humiliation
- hybridization
- hydration
- hydrogenation
- hyperinflation
- hyphenation
- ideation
- identification
- illumination
- illustration
- imagination
- imitation
- immigration
- immunization
- impersonation
- implantation
- implementation
- implication
- importation
- impregnation
- improvisation
- imputation
- inactivation
- inauguration
- incantation
- incapacitation
- incarceration
- incarnation
- inclination
- incoordination
- incorporation
- incrimination
- incrustation
- incubation
- indemnification
- indentation
- indexation
- indication
- indignation
- indoctrination
- industrialization
- infatuation
- infestation
- infiltration
- inflammation
- inflation
- information
- inhabitation
- inhalation
- initiation
- innovation
- inoculation
- insemination
- insinuation
- inspiration
- installation
- instantiation
- instigation
- institutionalization
- instrumentation
- insubordination
- insulation
- integration
- intensification
- internationalization
- interpretation
- interrogation
- intimation
- intimidation
- intonation
- intoxication
- inundation
- invalidation
- investigation
- invitation
- invocation
- ionization
- irradiation
- irrigation
- irritation
- isolation
- jubilation
- justification
- laceration
- lactation
- legalization
- legislation
- levitation
- liberalization
- liberation
- libration
- ligation
- limitation
- liquidation
- litigation
- localization
- location
- lubrication
- machination
- magnetization
- magnification
- malformation
- manifestation
- manipulation
- marginalization
- masturbation
- maturation
- maximization
- mechanization
- mediation
- medication
- meditation
- menstruation
- migration
- mineralization
- miniaturization
- ministration
- misallocation
- misapplication
- misappropriation
- miscalculation
- mischaracterization
- miscommunication
- miscreation
- miseration
- misidentification
- misinformation
- misinterpretation
- misrepresentation
- mitigation
- mobilization
- moderation
- modernization
- modification
- modulation
- molestation
- monopolization
- motivation
- multiplication
- mummification
- mutation
- mutilation
- narration
- nation
- nationalization
- naturalization
- navigation
- negation
- negotiation
- neutralization
- nitration
- nomination
- nondiscrimination
- nonproliferation
- normalization
- notation
- notification
- nucleation
- nullification
- obfuscation
- obligation
- obliteration
- observation
- occupation
- operation
- optation
- optimization
- oration
- orchestration
- ordination
- organisation
- organization
- orientation
- origination
- ornamentation
- oscillation
- ossification
- ostentation
- ovation
- overpopulation
- overregulation
- overvaluation
- ovulation
- oxidation
- pacification
- pagination
- palpitation
- participation
- pasteurization
- penetration
- perforation
- permutation
- perpetuation
- personalization
- personification
- perspiration
- perturbation
- pigmentation
- plantation
- polarization
- politicization
- pollination
- polymerization
- pontification
- popularization
- population
- precipitation
- predation
- predestination
- prefabrication
- premeditation
- preoccupation
- preparation
- presentation
- preservation
- pressurization
- prestidigitation
- prevarication
- privation
- privatisation
- privatization
- probation
- proclamation
- procrastination
- procreation
- profanation
- prognostication
- proliferation
- pronunciation
- propagation
- proration
- prostration
- protestation
- provocation
- publication
- punctuation
- purification
- qualification
- quantification
- quotation
- radiation
- radicalization
- ramification
- ratification
- ration
- rationalization
- reaffiliation
- reaffirmation
- realization
- reallocation
- reauthorization
- recalculation
- recantation
- recapitalization
- recertification
- recitation
- reclamation
- reclassification
- recommendation
- reconciliation
- reconfiguration
- reconfirmation
- reconsideration
- recreation
- recrimination
- rectification
- recuperation
- redecoration
- rededication
- reevaluation
- reexamination
- reflation
- reforestation
- reformation
- refrigeration
- refutation
- regeneration
- regimentation
- registration
- regulation
- rehabilitation
- rehydration
- reincarnation
- reincorporation
- reinterpretation
- reinvigoration
- reiteration
- rejuvenation
- relation
- relaxation
- relocation
- remediation
- remuneration
- renationalization
- renegotiation
- renomination
- renovation
- renunciation
- reorganization
- reparation
- repatriation
- replication
- representation
- repudiation
- reputation
- reregulation
- reservation
- resignation
- respiration
- restoration
- resuscitation
- retaliation
- retardation
- reunification
- revaluation
- revelation
- reverberation
- revitalization
- revocation
- rotation
- rumination
- russification
- salvation
- sanctification
- sanitation
- saponification
- sarmatian
- saturation
- securitization
- sedation
- sedimentation
- segmentation
- segregation
- self-congratulation
- self-determination
- sensation
- separation
- sequestration
- simplification
- simulation
- singularization
- situation
- socialization
- solicitation
- sophistication
- specialization
- specification
- speculation
- stabilization
- stagflation
- stagnation
- stalinization
- standardization
- starvation
- station
- sterilization
- stimulation
- stipulation
- strangulation
- subluxation
- subordination
- subsidization
- substantiation
- suburbanization
- suffocation
- summation
- superstation
- surrogation
- synchronization
- syndication
- tabloidization
- tabulation
- taxation
- telecommunication
- temptation
- termination
- titillation
- toleration
- transformation
- transillumination
- translation
- transplantation
- transportation
- trepidation
- triangulation
- tribulation
- ulceration
- undervaluation
- unification
- unionization
- urbanization
- usurpation
- utilization
- vacation
- vaccination
- vacillation
- validation
- valuation
- vaporization
- variation
- vegetation
- veneration
- ventilation
- verification
- vibration
- victimization
- vilification
- vindication
- violation
- visitation
- visualization
- vocation
- vulgarization
- westernization
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