1 [C+sing./pl.v.] (abbreviation Assoc.) an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose
SYNORGANIZATION:
Do you belong to any professional or trade associations? * the Football Association * a residents' association
seealsoHOUSINGASSOCIATION
2 [C,U] ~ (with sb/sth) a connection or relationship between people or organizations:
his alleged association with terrorist groups * They have maintained a close association with a college in the US. * The book was published in association with (= together with) British Heritage. * She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
3 [C,usually pl.] an idea or a memory that is suggested by sb/sth; a mental connection between ideas:
The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me. * The cat soon made the association between human beings and food. * Incense always had associations with religion for him.
4 [C] a connection between things where one is caused by the other:
a proven association between passive smoking and cancer
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