affiliation -
a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
relationship a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
affiliation -
the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
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affiliation -
The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.