affiliation
part of speech
noun (affiliation, affiliations)
meaning for a pupil
1) An official connection with a group, club, party or organisation. tree →
2) The feeling of belonging to a group or the group you belong to. tree →
3) Affiliation can also mean the tracing of where something came from and how it is linked to its source. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in civics («political affiliation»), religion («religious affiliation»), and on forms. Phrases: «in affiliation with», «party affiliation».
examples
- The club has an affiliation with the national body. tree →
- Her political affiliation was not mentioned. tree →
- The census asks about religious affiliation. tree →
- The school's affiliation with the museum gives us free trips. tree →
- He listed his university affiliation in the paper. tree →
- Team shirts show your affiliation. tree →
- They might almost have been present at the birth of the legend, which, if my affiliation of it is correct, is not yet quite 100 years old. tree →
note
Countable. From the verb «affiliate». A formal word; everyday: «link», «connection».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «affiliation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.