affiliate
verb (affiliate, affiliates, affiliated, affiliating); noun (an affiliate, affiliates)
Everyday
- verb: To join or connect officially with a larger group or organisation. tree →
- noun: A smaller group, company or person that is officially connected to a bigger one. tree →
In the lessons
Used about clubs, schools, TV channels and companies: a local station is an affiliate of a national network; a club is affiliated to a league. Phrases: «affiliated with/to», «an affiliate of».
Examples
- Our football club is affiliated to the county league. tree →
- The local TV station is an affiliate of a big network. tree →
- The school is affiliated with the university. tree →
- The two charities decided to affiliate. tree →
- He is not affiliated with any party. tree →
- Each affiliate sends a member to the meeting. tree →
Note
Verb said «a-FIL-ee-ate», noun often «a-FIL-ee-it». UK often «affiliated to», US «affiliated with». Noun of the action: affiliation.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «affiliate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «affiliate» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/affiliate/