association
A group of people who work together for the same goal or interest.
An organized body of people who come together for a shared purpose, interest, or activity.
A thought or image that comes to mind when you think about something else.
A mental or conceptual link between two or more ideas, events, or things.
When two or more things happen together in a way that can be measured, often in studies or research.
A measurable relationship or correlation between two or more variables in data analysis.
- Base: association
- Plural: association, associations
by association
1Because of a connection to something else
Because you are connected to something or someone else in some way.
- He wasn't directly involved, but he was punished by association.
- Her reputation suffered by association with the corrupt official.
guilt by association
1Unfair blame due to connection
When someone is blamed because they know or are connected to someone who did something wrong.
- He argued that he was a victim of guilt by association.
- The article warns against guilt by association in politics.
guilt by association
2Blame due to someone's connections
When people think you did something wrong just because you know someone who did it.
- He was accused through guilt by association, even though he wasn't involved.
- Guilt by association is not fair in a court of law.