Dictionary

affiliation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/ (US)

Etymology

From French affiliation, from Latin affiliatiō, noun of action from verb affiliō, from af- (form of ad- (“to”) before an f) + filiō (from filius (“son”)).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
2. (countable, uncountable) The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity.
   • […] he did not […] forget to write to Mark a stinging letter in which he stated that if he refused to accept his responsibilities he would see that an action for affiliation was brought against him. 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VII, in Capricornia, page 114:
   • The complaint in Marckx related to the fact that according to Belgian law, birth did not create a legal bond between a child and its unmarried mother. Under the Civil Code the mother had to follow an affiliation procedure which would result in adoption of the child. 2001, Jane Wright, Tort Law and Human Rights, Oxford: and Portland, Oregon: Hart Publishing, page 117:
   • If the defendant is adjudged to be the father, an affiliation order can be made under which he will be obliged to pay any expenses incidental to the birth and to pay a weekly sum for the maintenance and education of the child. 1978, A.G. Chloros, editor, The Reform of Family Law in Europe, Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media:
3. (countable, uncountable) A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

Forms

Deriveds

church affiliation · post-affiliation · unaffiliation · mosque affiliation · pre-affiliation · disaffiliation · reaffiliation

Translations (51)

az mənsubiyyət (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · ro afiliație (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · cs přičlenění (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · de Verbindung (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · nl gebondenheid (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · cs svaz (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · fi kytkös (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · ru сою́з (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · it appartenenza (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · bg сдружаване (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · cs propojení (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · pl związek (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · ar اِنْتِمَاء (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · bn সমাজভুক্তি (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · ru объедине́ние (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · fi yhtymä (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · ro uniune (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · cs vztah (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · za gvisug (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · el δεσμός (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · de Zusammenschluss (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · pt filiação (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · ar تَبَعِيَّة (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · ru чле́нство (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · he שיוך ארגוני (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · bn আসক্তি f সম্বন্ধিকরণ (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · es afiliación (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · es filiación (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · id afiliasi (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · nl samenhorigheid (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · el σύνδεσμος (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · pl afiliacja (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · ru связь (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · fi yhteys (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · bg сдружение (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · de Zugehörigkeit (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · cs sdružení (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · it affiliazione (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · pl powiązanie (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · cs přidružení (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · ro afiliere (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · fi liitto (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · cs spolek (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · it legame (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · hu szövetség (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · pl afiliacja (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · ru присоедине́ние (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · sh pripadnost (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · it iscrizione (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) · bn বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অন্তর্ভুক্তি (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) · pt afiliação (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another)