af·fil·i·a·tion

[uh-fil-ee-ey-shuhn]
noun
the act of affiliating; state of being affiliated or associated.
Origin:
1745–55; < Medieval Latin affīliātiōn- (stem of affīliātiō adoption); see affiliate, -ion

Related forms
in·ter·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun
non·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun
pre·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun
re·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun
su·per·af·fil·i·a·tion, noun
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affiliate
 
—vb
1.  (tr; foll by to or with) to receive into close connection or association (with a larger body, group, organization, etc); adopt as a member, branch, etc
2.  (foll by with) to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connection: he affiliated himself with the Union
 
—n
3.  a.  a person or organization that is affiliated with another
 b.  (as modifier): an affiliate member
 
[C18: from Medieval Latin affīliātus adopted as a son, from affīlīare, from Latin filius son]
 
affili'ation
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

affiliation
1751, "adoption," from Fr. affiliation, from M.L. affiliationem (nom. affiliatio), from L. affiliatus, pp. of affiliare "to adopt a son," from L. ad- "to" + filius "son" (see filial). Fig. sense of "adoption by a society, of branches" first recorded 1799 (affiliate in this sense is from 1761).
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Example sentences
The candidate who is finishing his or her dissertation still has a status and
  an affiliation with a university.
Include your name, phone number and industry affiliation.
But more than half claimed no political affiliation.
Anyone who actually read the details of the report knows that, regardless of
  political affiliation.
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