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affiliation definition

af·filia·tion (ə fil′ē ā′s̸hən)

noun

an affiliating or being affiliated; connection, as with an organization, club, etc.

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affiliation Synonyms

affiliation

n.

association, connection, alliance; see association 1.


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affiliation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • indicate: List all authors and indicate the institutional affiliation of each author.

Adjective modifier

  • denominational: Again, however, denominational affiliation makes little difference to matters of national identity and constitutional preference.

Modifies a noun

  • fee: The counties ' funding comes mainly from affiliation fees from member leagues.

Noun used with modifier

  • kinship: The compound is headed by the oldest male inhabitant, irrespective of his kinship affiliation with the other residents of the group.

Possessives

  • author: Authors ' affiliations: postal addresses, e-mail addresses.

Preposition: of

  • author(s: Abstracts should *not* include the name and affiliation of the author(s ).

Preposition: with

  • person: Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
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