af·fil·i·ate
ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt 
affiliated; affiliating
1
a
: to bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch
The medical school is affiliated with a hospital.
b
: to associate as a member
affiliates herself with the local club
2
: to trace the origin of
affiliated Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to earlier plays
: to connect or associate oneself : combine
refused to affiliate with any political party
af·fil·i·ate
ə-ˈfi-lē-ət
-ˌāt
: an affiliated person or organization
the network's local affiliates
Examples of affiliate in a Sentence
Verb
Their group does not affiliate itself with any political party.
Noun
Two of the company's regional affiliates lost money in the past year.
our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization
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Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
On Monday, 21 parents and caregivers affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Prep public charter school network commemorated the end of a five-week literacy training program.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
And Project 2025 called for halting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
This past weekend, an IRS employee affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency requested access to an internal data system within the IRS that houses Americans' individual personal tax information.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
On Monday, 21 parents and caregivers affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Prep public charter school network commemorated the end of a five-week literacy training program.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
Alibaba became the target of an intense regulatory crackdown by Beijing, which began in 2020 when the company’s financial technology affiliate Ant Group was forced by regulators to cancel its initial public offering.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
And Project 2025 called for halting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Affiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affiliate. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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affiliate
1 of 2 verb
af·fil·i·ate
ə-ˈfil-ē-ˌāt
affiliated; affiliating
: to connect closely often as a member, branch, or associate
affiliate
2 of 2 noun
af·fil·i·ate
ə-ˈfil-ē-ət
: an affiliated person or organization
Legal Definition
affiliate
1 of 2 verb
af·fil·i·ate
ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt
affiliated; affiliating
1
: to bring or receive into close association as a member or division
2
: to join or associate as a member or division
: to connect or associate oneself
—usually used with with
has just affiliated with the huge corporation
affiliate
2 of 2 noun
af·fil·i·ate
ə-ˈfi-lē-ət
: an affiliated person or organization
specifically
: a business entity effectively controlling or controlled by another or associated with others under common ownership or control compare parent sense 2, subsidiary
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