( a. )
Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge.
( a. )
Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012