Lexic.us

Definition of Affiliation

1. Noun. A social or business relationship. "Many close associations with England"

2. Noun. The act of becoming formally connected or joined. "Welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"

Definition of Affiliation

1. n. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.

Definition of Affiliation

1. Noun. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another. ¹

2. Noun. A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Affiliation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Affiliation

afficionado afficionados affidavit affidavit men affidavits affied affies affiliable affiliate affiliate marketing

affiliate network affiliate networks affiliated affiliates affiliating affiliation affiliations affiliative affinage affinal

affination affine affine arithmetic affine combination affine geometry affine group affine groups affine space affine spaces affine transformation

Literary usage of Affiliation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quarter Sessions Practice: A Vade Mecum of General Practice in Appellate and by Frederick James Smith (1882)
"32, by which there is the option to appeal on election under that Act. Affiliation. Prior to the Poor Law Amendment Act, 4 & 5 Will. 4, Jurisdic- c. ..."

2. The Gild Merchant: A Contribution to British Municipal History by Charles Gross (1890)
"This peculiar affiliation of medieval towns as it existed on the Continent has been incidentally dwelt upon by various writers, but the English phase of it ..."

3. The Growth of English Industry and Commerce by William Cunningham (1890)
"6 On the Affiliation of Media-val Borough* in The Antiquary for 1885. 6 The men of Derby offered King John sixty marks for a charter like that of ..."

4. The Civil Laws of France to the Present Time: Supplemented by Notes by France, David Mitchell Aird (1875)
"Affiliation of Illegitimate Children. The affiliation of a bastard must be made before a public notary, if not registered at the birth; and the affiliation ..."

5. The Immigration Problem: A Study of American Immigration Conditions and Needs by Jeremiah Whipple Jenks, William Jett Lauck (1917)
"... 15—Affiliation with Trade-unions of Foreign- born Workmen Affiliation WITH TRADE-UNIONS OF MALES 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER, WHO ARE WORKING FOR WAGES By ..."

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