- affiliation, association, tie, tie-up - 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"
--1 is a kind of relationship
Derived forms: verb affiliate3, verb affiliate1 - affiliation - the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
--2 is a kind of association
--2 has particulars: reaffiliationDerived form: verb affiliate3