affiliation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++af·fil·i·a·tion /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/ noun 1 MEMBER[countable, uncountable] the connection or involvement that someone or something has with a political, religious etc organization 〔与政治、宗教等组织的〕联系，从属关系somebody’s (political/religious etc) affiliation the newspaper’s political affiliations 该报纸所属的政治派系2. JOIN AN ORGANIZATION[uncountable] when a smaller group or organization joins a larger one 加盟，加入
Examples from the Corpus
affiliation• Throughout his long life, he retained his affiliation to the Labour Party.• Most appeared to be voters who filed new affidavits because they had moved or because they wanted to change party affiliation.• History is against the challengers, and not because of party affiliation.• They asked about his religious beliefs and political affiliation.• What are her political affiliations?• Many people were arrested for their political affiliations.• At the same time the executive resisted a renewed attempt by sympathisers for the affiliation of the Communist Party.• University affiliations are at times still more restrictive.• Of forty-four ministers whose affiliations are known, twenty-one have never been members of any fraternal organization.af·fil·i·a·tion nounChineseSyllable
or connection the or involvement someone that something Corpus
affiliation
af‧fil‧i‧a‧tion /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] the connection or involvement that someone or something has with a political, religious etc organization
sb’s (political/religious etc) affiliation
the newspaper’s political affiliations
2. [uncountable] when a smaller group or organization joins a larger one
af‧fil‧i‧a‧tion /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] the connection or involvement that someone or something has with a political, religious etc organization
sb’s (political/religious etc) affiliation
2. [uncountable] when a smaller group or organization joins a larger one