affiliation
noun
[ əfɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.
• "the group has no affiliation to any preservation society"
Similar:
annexing,
attaching,
connecting,
joining,
bonding,
uniting,
combining,
associating,
aligning,
allying,
amalgamation,
amalgamating,
merging,
incorporation,
incorporating,
integration,
integrating,
federating,
federation,
confederating,
confederation,
coupling,
fusion,
connection,
relationship,
fellowship,
partnership,
association,
coalition,
union,
alliance,
alignment,
attachment,
link,
bond,
tie,
yoke,
communication,
rapport,
sympathy,
cooperation,
collaboration,
belonging,
consociation,
Origin:
late 18th century: from French, from medieval Latin affiliatio(n- ), from the verb affiliare (see affiliate).
