association (əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
;-ʃɪ-)
Definitions
noun
- a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club
- the act of associating or the state of being associated
- friendship or companionship ⇒
their association will not last
- a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations ⇒
association of revolution with bloodshed
- psychology the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other See also free association
- chemistry the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds
- ecology a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species
Synonyms
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group,
company,
club,
order,
union,
class,
society,
league,
band,
set,
troop,
pack,
camp,
collection,
gathering,
organization,
circle,
corporation,
alliance,
coalition,
partnership,
federation,
bunch,
formation,
faction,
cluster,
syndicate,
congregation,
batch,
confederation,
cooperative,
fraternity,
affiliation,
posse,
clique,
confederacy,
assemblage,
social network,
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friendship,
relationship,
link,
tie,
relations,
bond,
connection,
partnership,
attachment,
intimacy,
liaison,
fellowship,
affinity,
familiarity,
affiliation,
companionship,
comradeship,
fraternization,
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connection,
union,
joining,
linking,
tie,
mixing,
relation,
bond,
pairing,
combination,
mixture,
blend,
identification,
correlation,
linkage,
yoking,
juxtaposition,
lumping together,
concomitance,
Translations
- British English:
association
An association is an official group of people who have the same occupation, aim, or interest....the British Astronomical Association.əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən; -ʃɪ- NOUN ...the British Astronomical Association.
- Spanish:
asociación
nf
- French:
association
nf
- German:
Verband
nm Verbände
- Chinese: 协会 n
- Arabic: جَمْعِيَّة n
- Portuguese: associação nf
- Russian: ассоциация nf
- Croatian: udruženje nnt
- Czech: asociace nf
- Danish: sammenslutning nutr
- Dutch: vereniging nf
- Finnish: yhdistys n
- Greek: συνεργασία nf
- Italian: associazione nf
- Japanese: 協会 n
- Korean: 협회 n
- Norwegian: forening nm
- Polish: stowarzyszenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: associação nf
- European Spanish:
asociación
nf
- Swedish: association nutr
- Thai: กลุ่ม สมาคม n
- Turkish: birlik n
- Vietnamese: hiệp hội n
Usage examples
Through them the police learnt of his association with Pamela.
, A Song at Twilight (1989)Anglers were given a helping hand by the wet summer, which made for perfect fishing conditions, the association said.
Country Life (2004)Mr Lynch said the association represented about 650 members.
Irish Times (2002)Warren Marston, who rode for the Pitman yard during Hitchins ' association , said:'I rode several winners for him.
Glasgow Herald (2001)By association , in taking up the urban metaphor of the new Jerusalem, Augustine was also discrediting it.
, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)