an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose
Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
a residents’ association
a connection or relationship between people or organizations
association with somebody/something They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.
his alleged association with terrorist groups
She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
in association with The book was published in association with (= together with) English Heritage.
The competition was organized in association with the Government's anti-drugs initiative.
The letter was a clumsy attempt to establish guilt by association.
an idea or a memory that is suggested by somebody/something; 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.
a connection between things where one is caused by the other
association between A and B Studies have shown strong associations between housing conditions and health.
a proven association between passive smoking and cancer
The study found a significant association between exposure to electromagnetic fields and the disease.
in association with something cases of cancer found in association with colitis
