affiliation
gb/əfˌɪliˈeɪʃən/ us/əfˌɪliˈeɪʃən/
B2
Engelsk
~ 8200
Betydninger
0 betydninger
Substantiv
B2
relation
1
official connection to a group
a formal or official link between a person or group and an organization, usually as a member or part of it
Bruksmønster:
[someone]'s affiliation with [organization/group]
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse "affiliation" with "feeling" or "friendship". "Affiliation" is about a formal or official connection to a group or institution, not about personal emotions. Also, do not say *"I have an affiliation to"* in most cases; the common pattern is "affiliation with" a group or institution.
Synonymer
membership (focuses more on belonging inside a group; does not always emphasize the formal link between separate entities)
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association (more general; can be loose or informal, while affiliation usually suggests a formal or recorded connection)
Antonymer
independence (describes being free from connection to any organization or group)
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disaffiliation (emphasizes the act or state of ending an existing affiliation)
Ordkombinasjoner
professional affiliation
|institutional affiliation
|university affiliation
|club affiliation
|organizational affiliation
|declare an affiliation
Temaer
society
|business
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- Please list your current professional affiliation at the end of the article.
- Her primary affiliation is with the University of Toronto, where she works as a researcher.
- The museum’s new affiliation with the national gallery will give it access to more loans.
- He resigned his club affiliation after moving to another city.
- Job applicants must disclose any affiliation with competing companies.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- My main affiliation is with the local tennis club.
- Doctors usually show their hospital affiliation on their name badges.
- She wrote her school affiliation under her name on the form.
- The small company gained status through its affiliation with a big brand.
- He ended his affiliation with the group last year.
Substantiv
B2
relation
2
stated support for a group
the political party, religion, or group that someone says they belong to or support
Bruksmønster:
[someone]'s affiliation to/with [party/religion/group]
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes use "affiliation" to mean a single party or group by itself, saying things like *"He joined an affiliation"*. This is unnatural; you join a party, group, or organization, but you **have** an affiliation **with** that party or group.
Synonymer
alignment (emphasizes agreement or shared views rather than official ties or membership)
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allegiance (stronger emotional or moral loyalty; can sound more formal or intense than "affiliation")
Antonymer
nonalignment (describes a deliberate choice not to be linked with any party, religion, or side)
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neutrality (focuses on not taking sides or not openly supporting any group or cause)
Ordkombinasjoner
political affiliation
|religious affiliation
|party affiliation
|ideological affiliation
|change affiliation
|declare your affiliation
Temaer
politics
|religion
|society
|relationships
Eksempler
- The survey asked respondents to state their political affiliation.
- She prefers not to reveal her party affiliation at work.
- The form includes a box for religious affiliation, which you can leave blank.
- Voters’ party affiliation strongly influenced their views on the new law.
- His long‑time affiliation with the union shaped his career.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- The poll counted people by political affiliation.
- He hid his party affiliation during the interview.
- The school does not ask about students’ religious affiliation.
- Many young people have no clear political affiliation.
- Her strong affiliation with the movement began in college.
Substantiv
formal
C1
relation
3
formal link between organizations
an official relationship between two different companies or institutions that work together or belong to the same group
Bruksmønster:
[organization]'s affiliation with [organization]
Vanlig feil:
Learners may use "affiliation" when "merger" or "acquisition" is meant. An affiliation is a formal link or partnership; it does not necessarily mean the organizations become one or that one completely owns the other.
Synonymer
partnership (stresses cooperation and shared projects; may be less about formal structure than "affiliation" in corporate or legal documents)
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association (broad term for any kind of link; may be looser and less formal than a defined affiliation)
Antonymer
separation (highlights that organizations are no longer linked or are kept apart structurally)
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divestment (in business, focuses on selling or removing ownership, which usually ends an affiliation)
Ordkombinasjoner
corporate affiliation
|business affiliation
|affiliate marketing affiliation
|brand affiliation
|parent-company affiliation
|establish an affiliation
Temaer
business
|law
Eksempler
- The clinic ended its affiliation with the university hospital after the contract expired.
- All subsidiaries must disclose their corporate affiliation in the annual report.
- The broadcaster maintains a loose affiliation with several regional stations.
- Their brand affiliation with a luxury label helped them enter the high‑end market.
- New regulations require companies to report any foreign affiliation.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- The local bank has an affiliation with a big international bank.
- The college is proud of its long affiliation with the research center.
- Several small shops work under the same brand affiliation.
- The two companies formed an affiliation to share technology.
- After the merger, their old affiliation with the partner ended.
Substantiv
formal
C2
relation
4
legal recognition of parentage
a legal decision that says who a child’s parent is, usually the father
Bruksmønster:
affiliation proceedings between [parent] and [child]
Vanlig feil:
Learners are usually not aware of this specialized legal meaning and may misunderstand "affiliation proceedings" as something about clubs or organizations. In a legal or family‑law context, it refers to establishing who a child’s legal parent is.
Synonymer
paternity (focuses specifically on being the father; often used in "paternity suit" or "paternity test")
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parentage (general term for who the parents are; not always limited to legal processes)
Antonymer
disavowal (in legal and everyday use, means denying or refusing a claimed parental link)
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nonpaternity (technical/legal term emphasizing that a man is not the father)
Ordkombinasjoner
affiliation proceedings
|affiliation order
|establish affiliation
|dispute affiliation
|legal affiliation
|affiliation case
Temaer
law
|family
|relationships
Eksempler
- The court opened affiliation proceedings after the mother filed a claim.
- An affiliation order was granted, legally recognizing him as the child’s father.
- Questions about the boy’s affiliation led to a lengthy legal dispute.
- Modern DNA tests have greatly simplified the process of establishing affiliation.
- The law provides support payments once affiliation is confirmed.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- The judge must decide the child’s affiliation.
- They went to court to prove the baby’s affiliation.
- After the test, the court made an affiliation order.
- In this country, affiliation is important for child support.
- The lawyer explained how affiliation works in family law.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
affiliation
IPA
GB/əfˌɪliˈeɪʃən/
US/əfˌɪliˈeɪʃən/
Stavelser og trykk
af - fil - i - ation (4 stavelser)
Stress on 4th syllable (ation)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: affiliation
- Plural: affiliation, affiliations
Ordfamilie
Forms
affiliations
noun
Core family
affiliate
verb B2
affiliated
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unaffiliated
adjective
Advanced or less common
disaffiliate
verb
disaffiliation
noun
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