Meaning of 'association'

noun

the act of consorting with or joining with others

Example: "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"

noun

the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

Example: "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

Synonyms: connection

noun

(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

noun

a formal organization of people or groups of people

noun

(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

noun

a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

Example: "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"

noun

a social or business relationship

Synonyms: affiliation tie tie-up

noun

the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

Example: "Their association of their parent and being beaten was too strong to break."