Definitions for: Affiliation


[n] the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
[n] a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"



Webster (1913) Definition: Af*fil`i*a"tion, n. [F. affiliation, LL.
affiliatio.]
1. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of
the same family or society.

2. (Law) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the
assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father;
filiation.

3. Connection in the way of descent. --H. Spencer.

Synonyms: association, tie, tie-up

See Also: association, reaffiliation, relationship

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