单词	free association
释义	free association noun 1 a : the expression (as by speaking or writing) of the content of consciousness without censorship as an aid in gaining access to unconscious processes especially in psychoanalysis b : the reporting of the first thought that comes to mind in response to a given stimulus (such as a word) 2 : an idea or image elicited by free association 3 : a method using free association free-associate ˌfrē-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt  -shē- intransitive verb free-associative -sē-ˌā-tiv  -shē-ˌā- -shə-tiv adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Should Puerto Ricans have chosen free association, but negotiations on a compact prove unsuccessful within a reasonable term, full independence with an economic transition period must immediately follow. Alberto C. Medina, The New Republic, 20 July 2022 If no supermajority is achieved, Congress must initiate a transition to either free association or independence—whichever garnered most votes in the second question. Alberto C. Medina, The New Republic, 20 July 2022 Marty Walsh issued a joint announcement Monday on the U.S. request to review whether workers at the plant in Frontera in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila were being denied their free association and collective bargaining rights. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022 Groups created through free association—not individuals—applied for loans. Jaron Lanier, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022 In this approach, a platform would require users to form groups through free association, and then to post only through those groups, with the group’s imprimatur. Jaron Lanier, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022 Voters would instead choose between three options: statehood, sovereignty in free association with the U.S., and independence. Lilia Luciano And Cristina Corujo, CBS News, 23 May 2022 Considering these activists’ record of successfully convincing corporations to do their bidding on a host of issues, everyone who supports the American traditions of free speech, free association and privacy should be concerned. Jeremy D. Tedesco, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022 Bella’s adult son, Peter (played by Reed Birney, Albert’s uncle), turns up—and, as if in free association with his name, morphs into a wolf. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition free association noun 1 a : the expression (as by speaking or writing) of the content of consciousness without censorship as an aid in gaining access to unconscious processes especially in psychoanalysis b : the reporting of the first thought that comes to mind in response to a given stimulus (as a word) 2 : an idea or image elicited by free association 3 : a method using free association
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