ASSOCIATION


Meaning of ASSOCIATION in English

(~s)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

An ~ is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.

...the British Olympic Association...

Research ~s are often linked to a particular industry.

N-COUNT: oft in names

see also housing ~

2.

Your ~ with a person or a thing such as an organization is the connection that you have with them.

...the company’s six-year ~ with retailer J.C. Penney Co...

= affiliation

N-COUNT: usu N with n

3.

If something has particular ~s for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling.

He has a shelf full of things, each of which has ~s for him...

N-COUNT: usu pl

4.

If you do something in ~ with someone else, you do it together.

PHRASE: PHR n

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