Association
noun
A group of people who share similar aims or interests and come together to work towards them.
John joined the local tennis association.
Often appears as...
- join an association
- establish an association
noun
A mental connection between ideas or things.
There is a strong association between smoking and lung cancer.
Often appears as...
- strong association
- positive association
noun
A process by which thoughts or ideas are linked together.
His bad mood is an association to the stressful work day he had.
Often appears as...
- association of thoughts
- mental association
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Academic
noun
The process of combining or grouping things together.
The association of ingredients creates a unique flavor in the dish.
Often appears as...
- association of tastes
- association of cultures
noun
The company or group a person belongs or is linked to.
His association with the criminal gang is what got him into trouble.
Often appears as...
- close association
- brief association
noun
A group of people who share similar aims or interests and come together to work towards them.
John joined the local tennis association.
Often appears as...
- join an association
- establish an association
noun
A mental connection between ideas or things.
There is a strong association between smoking and lung cancer.
Often appears as...
- strong association
- positive association
noun
A process by which thoughts or ideas are linked together.
His bad mood is an association to the stressful work day he had.
Often appears as...
- association of thoughts
- mental association
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The process of combining or grouping things together.
The association of ingredients creates a unique flavor in the dish.
Often appears as...
- association of tastes
- association of cultures
noun
The company or group a person belongs or is linked to.
His association with the criminal gang is what got him into trouble.
Often appears as...
- close association
- brief association
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Purpose Driven
Associations are formed for specific purposes; they're not just casual groups.
She founded an association for renewable energy advocacy.
Pro Tip 2/3Shared Interests
Members usually share common goals or hobbies which drive the association's activities.
He's in an association for bird watchers.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Structure
An association often has a structured organization with roles like president or treasurer.
She was elected treasurer of the association.
Pro Tip 1/3Purpose Driven
Associations are formed for specific purposes; they're not just casual groups.
She founded an association for renewable energy advocacy.
Pro Tip 2/3Shared Interests
Members usually share common goals or hobbies which drive the association's activities.
He's in an association for bird watchers.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Structure
An association often has a structured organization with roles like president or treasurer.
She was elected treasurer of the association.
Pro Tip 1/3Purpose Driven
Associations are formed for specific purposes; they're not just casual groups.
She founded an association for renewable energy advocacy.
Pro Tip 2/3Shared Interests
Members usually share common goals or hobbies which drive the association's activities.
He's in an association for bird watchers.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Structure
An association often has a structured organization with roles like president or treasurer.
She was elected treasurer of the association.
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the decrease in inhibition and cognitive control might lead to wild associations— and, thanks to the amygdala and cingulate cortex activity, those associations can be between emotionally charged topics. Some researchers think this stage might help us make innovative connections between ideas upon waking.
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or the well constructed plot of a novel conveyed through perfectly crafted sentences. Most importantly, the network of associations formed by ideasethesia may not only be similar to our linguistic network but may, in fact, be an integral part of it. Rather than the traditional view,
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What did democracy...
But today the word has such positive associations, that vastly different regimes claim to embody it. At the same time, some share Plato's skepticism about the wisdom of crowds. Many modern democracies reconcile this conflict by having citizens elect those they consider qualified
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Autism — what we know...
Just as autism is a spectrum, there's a spectrum of etiologies, a spectrum of causes. Based on epidemiological data, we know that one of the causes, or one of the associations, I should say, is advanced paternal age, that is, increasing age of the father
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and he's ready to welcome this guests among them are the leaders of Taiwan's premier keulen Area associations men and women who can make or break a chef's reputation even for these experts this meal will be a rare treat most of them
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What’s that ringing in...
is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds. For example, sound therapy uses noises like rain, birdsong, or music to mask tinnitus and reduce stress.
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taste, smell, touch, hearing, sight, and the sense of motion. It also plays with our ability to abstract and make complex associations. Look at the following sentence. "The world was ghost-quiet,
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The complicated history...
For some, it's a serious sport. For others, just a way to let loose. But despite its casual association with fun and sun, surfing has a richer and deeper history than many realize.
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The legacy of dead...
settling in our popular consciousness to evoke some larger-than-life ideal or positive association smart cool
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sarah free dives to the grassy seabed and catches a rare glimpse of this strange association
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How long should your...
the decrease in inhibition and cognitive control might lead to wild associations— and, thanks to the amygdala and cingulate cortex activity, those associations can be between emotionally charged topics. Some researchers think this stage might help us make innovative connections between ideas upon waking.
Video examples
Ideasthesia: How do...
or the well constructed plot of a novel conveyed through perfectly crafted sentences. Most importantly, the network of associations formed by ideasethesia may not only be similar to our linguistic network but may, in fact, be an integral part of it. Rather than the traditional view,
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What did democracy...
But today the word has such positive associations, that vastly different regimes claim to embody it. At the same time, some share Plato's skepticism about the wisdom of crowds. Many modern democracies reconcile this conflict by having citizens elect those they consider qualified
Video examples
Autism — what we know...
Just as autism is a spectrum, there's a spectrum of etiologies, a spectrum of causes. Based on epidemiological data, we know that one of the causes, or one of the associations, I should say, is advanced paternal age, that is, increasing age of the father
Video examples
Would You Eat Bull...
and he's ready to welcome this guests among them are the leaders of Taiwan's premier keulen Area associations men and women who can make or break a chef's reputation even for these experts this meal will be a rare treat most of them
Video examples
What’s that ringing in...
is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds. For example, sound therapy uses noises like rain, birdsong, or music to mask tinnitus and reduce stress.
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
taste, smell, touch, hearing, sight, and the sense of motion. It also plays with our ability to abstract and make complex associations. Look at the following sentence. "The world was ghost-quiet,
Video examples
The complicated history...
For some, it's a serious sport. For others, just a way to let loose. But despite its casual association with fun and sun, surfing has a richer and deeper history than many realize.
Video examples
The legacy of dead...
settling in our popular consciousness to evoke some larger-than-life ideal or positive association smart cool
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Dolphins Use Stingrays...
sarah free dives to the grassy seabed and catches a rare glimpse of this strange association
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Huda Kattan
Iraqi Entertainer
The thing that helped me most when I started my own business was my experience as the president and PR director of student associations in college. Because of that I knew how to create and run an organization and how to really make things - even hard things - happen.
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Steph McGovern
English Journalist
Since becoming a BBC breakfast presenter I have been paid four-figure sums for doing hour-long speeches for associations and at awards dinners. That has been an eye-opener. I am surprised by how much people are willing to pay TV celebrities to do that kind of stuff.
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Tracy K. Smith
American Poet
One of poetry's great effects, through its emphasis upon feeling, association, music, and image - things we recognize and respond to even before we understand why - is to guide us toward the part of ourselves so deeply buried that it borders upon the collective.
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Ken Buck
American Politician
What I have said is that I think the federal government and we as a society have come too far in trying to separate good organizations that perform good functions for people just based on the fact one has a religious association and one doesn't.
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Frederic Bastiat
French Economist
And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties - liberty of conscience, of education, of association, of the press, of travel, or labor, or trade?
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Tobias Lindholm
Danish Writer
I have three sons, and the oldest wants to play pirates all the time. It has all these associations of living some kind of very free life. It's interesting for me as a filmmaker to show a whole different side of that.
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Jeremy Corbyn
British Politician
If there is 'right to buy' for council tenants and housing association properties, then why shouldn't that apply to all tenants? Some landlords are decent, very caring people, but some of them are truly appalling.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
I think the associations people have with kindness are often things like meekness and sweetness and maybe sickly sweetness; whereas I do think of kindness as a force, as a power.
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Joachim Low
German Coach
If you become world champions, there is nothing to top that. It's the result of many years of work, good decisions inside the association, good training and good players.
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Gus Van Sant
American Director
There is a common theme, though, in the stories I have told, which are usually associations of characters or families that are formed outside of a family circle.
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Huda Kattan
Iraqi Entertainer
The thing that helped me most when I started my own business was my experience as the president and PR director of student associations in college. Because of that I knew how to create and run an organization and how to really make things - even hard things - happen.
Quote examples
Steph McGovern
English Journalist
Since becoming a BBC breakfast presenter I have been paid four-figure sums for doing hour-long speeches for associations and at awards dinners. That has been an eye-opener. I am surprised by how much people are willing to pay TV celebrities to do that kind of stuff.
Quote examples
Tracy K. Smith
American Poet
One of poetry's great effects, through its emphasis upon feeling, association, music, and image - things we recognize and respond to even before we understand why - is to guide us toward the part of ourselves so deeply buried that it borders upon the collective.
Quote examples
Ken Buck
American Politician
What I have said is that I think the federal government and we as a society have come too far in trying to separate good organizations that perform good functions for people just based on the fact one has a religious association and one doesn't.
Quote examples
Frederic Bastiat
French Economist
And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties - liberty of conscience, of education, of association, of the press, of travel, or labor, or trade?
Quote examples
Tobias Lindholm
Danish Writer
I have three sons, and the oldest wants to play pirates all the time. It has all these associations of living some kind of very free life. It's interesting for me as a filmmaker to show a whole different side of that.
Quote examples
Jeremy Corbyn
British Politician
If there is 'right to buy' for council tenants and housing association properties, then why shouldn't that apply to all tenants? Some landlords are decent, very caring people, but some of them are truly appalling.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
I think the associations people have with kindness are often things like meekness and sweetness and maybe sickly sweetness; whereas I do think of kindness as a force, as a power.
Quote examples
Joachim Low
German Coach
If you become world champions, there is nothing to top that. It's the result of many years of work, good decisions inside the association, good training and good players.
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Gus Van Sant
American Director
There is a common theme, though, in the stories I have told, which are usually associations of characters or families that are formed outside of a family circle.
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