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# affiliate

verb (affiliate, affiliates, affiliated, affiliating); noun (an affiliate, affiliates)

«affiliate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. verb: To join or connect officially with a larger group or organisation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#m1)
2. noun: A smaller group, company or person that is officially connected to a bigger one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used about clubs, schools, TV channels and companies: a local station is an affiliate of a national network; a club is affiliated to a league. Phrases: «affiliated with/to», «an affiliate of».

### Examples

- Our football club is affiliated to the county league. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#x1)
- The local TV station is an affiliate of a big network. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#x2)
- The school is affiliated with the university. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#x3)
- The two charities decided to affiliate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#x4)
- He is not affiliated with any party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#x5)
- Each affiliate sends a member to the meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/#x6)

### Note

Verb said «a-FIL-ee-ate», noun often «a-FIL-ee-it». UK often «affiliated to», US «affiliated with». Noun of the action: affiliation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «affiliate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affiliate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«affiliate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/affiliate.html) on Mova free.