affiliation

Nouns

  • (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
    tie-up, tie, association,
  • (n) the act of becoming formally connected or joined
    • welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university

Synonyms

tie-up tie association

Words of close approximity