noun
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noun
a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
Our network affiliates are not playing the debate.
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affiliatedaffiliatesaffiliating
Derived forms
affiliationdisaffiliatereaffiliateunaffiliateunaffiliated
Etymology
From Medieval Latin affīliātus, the passive past participle of Late Latin adfīliō, affīliō (“to adopt as son”), from ad- + fīlius + -ō. Equivalent to Latin affīliō + -ate. Compare French affilié (noun).
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