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• do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
• a residents’ association
• they have maintained a close association with a college in the us.
• his alleged association with terrorist groups

association

1. an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose
• SYNONYM organization
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/organization
• Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
• a residents’ association

Extra Examples

• It was to be a free association of equal partners.
• The association meets four times a year.
• a loose association of sovereign states
• a professional association for music teachers
• They held a number of events to raise money for the local community association.
• This report has been issued by the Association of Medical Research Charities.
• You should talk to your trade union or staff association.
2. a connection or relationship between people or organizations
• SEE ALSO freedom of association
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/freedom-of-association
• They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.
• his alleged association with terrorist groups
• She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
• The book was published in association with (= together with) English Heritage.
• The competition was organized in association with the Government's anti-drugs initiative.
• The letter was a clumsy attempt to establish guilt by association.

Extra Examples

• His association with such criminals can only destroy him.
• One of the most important political freedoms is freedom of association.
• The city has had a long association with the mining industry.
• Tourists visit the city for its historical associations.
• He was questioned about his alleged association with terrorist groups.
• We are working in association with several NGOs.
• a close association between the two nations
• the traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime.
3. an idea or a memory that is suggested by somebody/something; a mental connection between ideas
• SEE ALSO free associate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/free-association
• The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me.
• The cat soon made the association between human beings and food.
• Incense always had associations with religion for him.

Extra Examples

• Dogs learn mainly by association.
• The smell of fresh bread triggers all kinds of associations for me.
• You want the child to form an association between good behaviour and rewards.
• the technique of free association in which the patient is encouraged to say the first thing that comes to mind
• The colour white was used due to its association with innocence and purity.
• There are notes on the literary and cultural associations of certain words.
4. a connection between things where one is caused by the other
• Studies have shown strong associations between housing conditions and health.
• a proven association between passive smoking and cancer
• The study found a significant association between exposure to electromagnetic fields and the disease.
• cases of cancer found in association with colitis

Extra Examples

• The research showed an association between diet and various diseases.
• a clear association between good health and regular exercise

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘uniting in a common purpose’): from medieval Latin associatio(n-), from Latin associare ‘to unite, ally’, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.