Definition

Noun: 1. Association: An organization of people or groups with a common purpose, interest, or profession, formed to promote their collective aims and activities. 2. Society, League: A formal group of individuals or organizations united for a specific cause, often involving collaboration and mutual support.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy là thành viên của một hiệp hội doanh nghiệp. (He is a member of a business association.)
  • Hiệp hội bảo vệ động vật đang kêu gọi sự ủng hộ.* (The animal protection society is calling for support.)
  • Các công ty cùng ngành thường lập ra hiệp hội để chia sẻ thông tin. (Companies in the same industry often form an association to share information.)

Advanced Usage

• "tham gia hiệp hội": to join an association.
  • Cô ấy quyết định tham gia hiệp hội nghề nghiệp để mở rộng mạng lưới quan hệ. (She decided to join the professional association to expand her network.)
• "hiệp hội ngành nghề": professional association/trade association.
  • Hiệp hội ngành nghề đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc xây dựng tiêu chuẩn chung.* (The trade association plays an important role in establishing common standards.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hội (noun): A more general term for a society, club, or association. It can be used interchangeably with "hiệp hội" in many contexts but sometimes implies a smaller or less formal group.
  • hội sinh viên (student union/club)
• Liên hiệp (noun): Federation, union. Refers to a larger association formed by the union of several smaller associations or groups.
  • Liên hiệp các Hội Khoa học và Kỹ thuật Việt Nam (Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations)
• Đoàn thể (noun): Mass organization, collective body. A broader term for organized groups, often with a social or political character.

Synonyms

• Tổ chức (noun): Organization. A more general term for any structured group.
• Liên đoàn (noun): League, federation. Similar to "liên hiệp."

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Thành lập hiệp hội: to establish/found an association.
• Ban chấp hành hiệp hội: the executive board/committee of an association.
• Điều lệ hiệp hội: the charter/statutes of an association.

noun

1. association