a formal organization of people or groups of people; he joined the Modern Language Association'
the act of consorting with or joining with others; you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association'
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break'
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; conditioning is a form of learning by association
[ Syn: connection , connexion ]
a social or business relationship; a valuable financial affiliation; he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team; many close associations with England
[ Syn: affiliation , tie , tie-up ]
a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear; the host is not always injured by association with a parasite'
(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species