association
Other forms: associations
Association has to do with things that are together, whether in a formal group like the National Basketball Association or just two things that are related, like the association between dogs and parks.
Any time people or things are connected, there are associations. The National Basketball Association is an example of the business meaning of association — a formal organization or group that works together. If you ask, "What is your association with Bill?" That just means, "How are you connected to Bill?" You can also make mental associations — you might make an association between the smell of fresh bread and your grandmother's kitchen, for example.
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a formal organization of people or groups of people“he joined the Modern Language Association”types:Southern Baptist Conventionan association of Southern Baptistscooperativean association formed and operated for the benefit of those using itclub, guild, lodge, order, social club, societya formal association of people with similar interestsAmerican Legionthe largest organization of United States war veteranssecret societya society that conceals its activities from nonmembersprofessional associationan association of practitioners of a given professionFabian Societyan association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialismlegionassociation of ex-servicemenchamber of commercean association of businesspeople to protect and promote business interestsinstitutean association organized to promote art or science or educationsisterhood, sistershipan association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interestAARP, Association for the Advancement of Retired Personsan association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizensNational Association of Realtorsa United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethicsASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nationsan association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorismkoinoniaChristian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian communitybookcluba club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced priceschaptera local branch of some fraternity or associationchess cluba club of people to play chesscountry cluba suburban club for recreation and socializingglee cluba club organized to sing togethergolf cluba club of people to play golfinvestors cluba club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointlyjockey cluba club to promote and regulate horse racingracket clubclub for players of racket sportsrowing cluba club for rowersslate cluba group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)sororitya social club for female undergraduatesturnvereina club of tumblers or gymnastsbush league, minor league, minorsa league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)baseball leaguea league of baseball teamsbasketball leaguea league of basketball teamsbowling leaguea league of bowling teamsfootball leaguea league of football teamshockey leaguea league of hockey teamsIvy Leaguea league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestigeNational Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghan all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindusservice cluba club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public servicescartel, combine, corporate trust, trusta consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or servicenesta gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one localityyouth ganga gang whose members are teenagerstype of:
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a social or business relationship“many close associations with England”synonyms: affiliation, tie, tie-uptype of:relationshipa state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
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the act of consorting with or joining with others“you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association”types:fraternisation, fraternizationassociating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemyaffiliationthe act of becoming formally connected or joinedreaffiliationaffiliation anewtype of:social activityactivity considered appropriate on social occasions
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(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant speciestypes:antibiosisan association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
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a relation resulting from interaction or dependence“flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear”“the host is not always injured by association with a parasite”type of:relationan abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination“conditioning is a form of learning by association”synonyms: connection, connexiontypes:colligationthe connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesisgeneralisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoningreasoning from detailed facts to general principlestype of:
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the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination“his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break”antonyms:disassociationthe state of being unconnected in memory or imaginationtype of:
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(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bondingtypes:hydrationthe process of combining with water; usually reversiblesolvationa chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compoundtype of:chemical action, chemical change, chemical process(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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Vocabulary lists containing association
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