Affiliate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːm/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɪksə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɪksə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːm/.

Examples

network affiliates
He associates with strange people
She affiliates with her colleagues

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consort assort associate

Parts of Speech

noun	a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
noun	a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization “network affiliates”
verb	keep company with; hang out with “He associates with strange people”
verb	join in an affiliation “The two colleges affiliated”

Word Forms

affiliate	verb	join in an affiliation
consort	noun	the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
association	noun	a formal organization of people or groups of people
associate	noun	a friend who is frequently in the company of another
affiliation	noun	a social or business relationship
affiliate	noun	a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Partner

ein untergeordneter oder untergeordneter Mitarbeiter; eine Person, die mit einer anderen Person oder einer Organisation verbunden ist

🇫🇷French

filiale

un subordonné ou un associé subsidiaire ; une personne qui est affiliée à une autre ou à une organisation

🇪🇸Spanish

filial

una asociada subordinada o subsidiaria; una persona que está afiliada a otra o a una organización

🇮🇹Italian

affiliato

un associato subordinato o sussidiario; una persona affiliata ad un'altra o ad un'organizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

aangesloten

een ondergeschikte of dochteronderneming; een persoon die verbonden is aan een ander of aan een organisatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

afiliado

um associado subordinado ou subsidiário; uma pessoa afiliada a outra ou a uma organização

🇷🇺Russian

филиал

подчиненный или дочерний партнер; человек, который связан с другим лицом или с организацией

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संबद्ध

एक अधीनस्थ या सहायक सहयोगी; वह व्यक्ति जो किसी दूसरे या किसी संगठन से संबद्ध हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অধিভুক্ত

একটি অধীনস্থ বা সহায়ক সহযোগী; একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অন্যের সাথে বা একটি সংস্থার সাথে যুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

இணைந்த

ஒரு துணை அல்லது துணை கூட்டாளி; இன்னொருவருடன் அல்லது ஒரு நிறுவனத்துடன் இணைந்த நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుబంధ

ఒక సబార్డినేట్ లేదా అనుబంధ సహచరుడు; మరొకరితో లేదా సంస్థతో అనుబంధంగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

संलग्न

अधीनस्थ किंवा सहायक सहयोगी; एखादी व्यक्ती जी दुसऱ्याशी किंवा संस्थेशी संलग्न आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંલગ્ન

ગૌણ અથવા પેટાકંપની સહયોગી; એક વ્યક્તિ જે અન્ય સાથે અથવા સંસ્થા સાથે જોડાયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗಸಂಸ್ಥೆ

ಅಧೀನ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಸಹವರ್ತಿ; ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಯೋಜಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഫിലിയേറ്റ്

ഒരു സബോർഡിനേറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സബ്സിഡിയറി അസോസിയേറ്റ്; മറ്റൊരാളുമായോ ഓർഗനൈസേഷനുമായോ അഫിലിയേറ്റ് ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਫੀਲੀਏਟ

ਇੱਕ ਅਧੀਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਸਹਿਯੋਗੀ; ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

الحاق

ایک ماتحت یا ماتحت ساتھی؛ وہ شخص جو کسی دوسرے سے یا کسی تنظیم سے وابستہ ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

附属机构

下属或附属联营公司；与他人或组织有关联的人

🇯🇵Japanese

アフィリエイト

部下または子会社の従業員。他人または組織に所属している人

🇰🇷Korean

제휴하다

하위 또는 자회사 직원; 다른 사람이나 조직에 소속되어 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liên kết

một cấp dưới hoặc cộng tác viên phụ; một người được liên kết với người khác hoặc với một tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

พันธมิตร

บริษัทร่วมในสังกัดหรือบริษัทย่อย; บุคคลที่อยู่ในเครือของผู้อื่นหรือกับองค์กร

🇮🇩Indonesian

afiliasi

rekanan bawahan atau anak perusahaan; seseorang yang berafiliasi dengan orang lain atau dengan suatu organisasi

🇵🇭Filipino

kaakibat

isang subordinate o subsidiary na kasama; isang tao na kaanib sa iba o sa isang organisasyon

🇲🇾Malay

ahli gabungan

subordinat atau subsidiari bersekutu; seseorang yang bergabung dengan orang lain atau dengan organisasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التابعة

شريك تابع أو فرعي؛ شخص ينتمي إلى شخص آخر أو إلى منظمة

🇮🇷Persian

وابسته

یک شرکت وابسته یا فرعی؛ شخصی که به دیگری یا سازمانی وابسته است

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlı kuruluş

bir alt veya bağlı ortak; başka bir kuruluşa veya kuruluşa bağlı olan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שותף

עמית כפוף או חברה בת; אדם המזוהה עם אחר או עם ארגון

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The primary meaning of 'affiliate' is 'a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization'.

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Using 'affiliate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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