affiliated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Being joined in close association: Describes entities that are formally connected or associated with a larger organization, group, or body, often while maintaining some degree of separate identity.
- Officially attached or connected: Indicates a subordinate or secondary relationship where one entity is a branch, chapter, or member of another.
Usage
- The adjective "affiliated" is used to describe the relationship between organizations, institutions, or groups. It is typically followed by the preposition "with" to specify the parent or primary organization.
- It is a formal term common in business, academic, and organizational contexts.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The research institute is affiliated with the university.
- She works for a news agency affiliated with the network.
- All affiliated clubs must follow the national organization's rules.
Advanced Usage
- "to be affiliated to/with": The standard construction to show the connection.
- The hospital is affiliated to a medical school for training purposes.
- Used to describe less formal but recognized connections.
- He is affiliated with several professional societies.
Variants and Related Words
- Affiliate (verb): To officially attach or connect an organization to a larger one.
- The local chapter voted to affiliate with the national union.
- Affiliation (noun): The state of being affiliated; the connection or link itself.
- Her professional affiliation is listed on the website.
Synonyms
- Associated: Connected or linked, often in a less formal or official sense.
- Connected: Joined or linked together.
- Attached: Being part of or belonging to a larger organization.
Antonyms
- Independent: Not influenced or controlled by others; not affiliated.
- Unaffiliated: Not officially attached or connected to any organization.
- Separate: Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.
Related Phrases
- Affiliated member: A member who belongs through a connected organization rather than directly.
- As an affiliated member, she receives some benefits from the main association.
- Affiliated company: A company that is related to another company, usually through share ownership but not to the degree of a subsidiary.
- The profits were shared among the parent company and its affiliated companies.
Adjective
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being joined in close association
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affiliated clubs
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all art schools whether independent or attached to universities
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