association :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"

n. a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"

n. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

n. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

connection, connexion

n. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

affiliation, tie, tie-up

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"

membership

n. the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

body

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

partnership

n. the members of a business venture created by contract

combination

n. a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"

confederation, confederacy, federation

n. a union of political organizations

axis, bloc

n. a group of countries in special alliance

combination, combining, combine

n. an occurrence that results in things being united

confederation, alliance

n. the state of being allied or confederated

fusion, coalition

n. the state of being combined into one body

connection, connectedness

n. the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

union

n. the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"

impasse, standstill, stalemate, deadlock

n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

draw, standoff, tie

n. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

union, matrimony, marriage, wedlock

n. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

confederation, alliance

n. the state of being allied or confederated

alienation, estrangement

n. separation resulting from hostility

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