associationnoun
uk/əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/us/əˌsoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/association noun (GROUP)
B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose:
The Football Association
The British Medical Association is/are campaigning for a complete ban on tobacco advertising.
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- The school is affiliated with a national association of driving schools.
- It falls to me to thank you for all you have done for the association.
- The association needs to win back former members who have allowed their subscriptions to lapse.
- As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years.
- The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design.
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- empire
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- institute
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the old guard
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association noun (INVOLVEMENT)
C1 [ U ] the fact of being involved with or connected to someone or something:
her association with the university
This event was organized in association with a local school.
[ C or U ] a feeling or thought that relates to someone or something:
The beach has positive associations for me as I used to spend my holidays there.
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- His wife's association with a former criminal was a constant source of embarrassment for the prime minister.
- He began his long association with the New York City Opera in 1943.
- The book was published in association with a local charity.
- This part of the country held many pleasant associations for her.
- People were suspicious of his past association with right-wing groups.
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Taking part and getting involved
- along
- attendee
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- catch
- concern
- count
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- go in on sth
- hat
- immersive
- in on sth idiom
- muscle
- neck
- plunge in/plunge into sth
- punch above your weight idiom
- ring-in
- step
- step in
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Feelings - general words