affiliation

noun

/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn/

[uncountable, countable] (formal)

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a person’s connection with a political party, religion, etc.（与政党、宗教等的）隶属关系
- He was arrested because of his political affiliation.他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
Extra Examples
- voters who have no party affiliations没有党派关系的选民
- the diverse religious affiliations of Ghanaian Americans加纳裔美国人不同的宗教背景
one group or organization’s official connection with another隶属；从属
- Trade unions have a long history of affiliation to the Labour Party.工会隶属工党由来已久。
- the institute's affiliation with the university该研究所与大学的联系

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin affiliatio(n-), from the verb affiliare, from ad- ‘towards’ + filius ‘son’.