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{ "term": "association", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose", "labels": "especially in North American English", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you belong to any professional or **trade associations**?" }, { "text": "a **residents’ association**" }, { "text": "The association meets/meet four times a year." }, { "text": "It was to be a free association of equal partners." }, { "text": "a loose association of sovereign states" }, { "text": "a professional association for music teachers" }, { "text": "They held a number of events to raise money for the local community association." }, { "text": "This report has been issued by the Association of Medical Research Charities." }, { "text": "You should talk to your trade union or staff association." } ], "synonyms": "organization", "collocations": { "adjective": ["international", "local", "national"], "association + verb": ["meet"], "preposition": ["association for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a connection or relationship between people or organizations", "sensetop": "association with somebody/somethingin association with", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.", "contextForm": "association with somebody/something" }, { "text": "his alleged association with terrorist groups" }, { "text": "She became famous through her association with the group of poets." }, { "text": "The book was published in association with *(= together with)* English Heritage.", "contextForm": "in association with" }, { "text": "The competition was organized in association with the Government's anti-drugs initiative." }, { "text": "The letter was a clumsy attempt to establish **guilt by association**." }, { "text": "His association with such criminals can only destroy him." }, { "text": "One of the most important political freedoms is freedom of association." }, { "text": "The city has had a long association with the mining industry." }, { "text": "Tourists visit the city for its historical associations." }, { "text": "He was questioned about his alleged association with terrorist groups." }, { "text": "We are working in association with several NGOs." }, { "text": "a close association between the two nations" }, { "text": "the traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests" }, { "text": "He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["clear", "close", "direct"], "verb + association": ["have", "form", "demonstrate"], "preposition": [ "by association", "in association with", "association between" ], "phrases": ["guilty by association", "tainted by association"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an idea or a memory that is suggested by somebody/something; a mental connection between ideas", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me." }, { "text": "The cat soon made the association between human beings and food." }, { "text": "Incense always had associations with religion for him." }, { "text": "Dogs learn mainly by association." }, { "text": "The smell of fresh bread triggers all kinds of associations for me." }, { "text": "You want the child to form an association between good behaviour and rewards." }, { "text": "the technique of free association in which the patient is encouraged to say the first thing that comes to mind" }, { "text": "The colour white was used due to its association with innocence and purity." }, { "text": "There are notes on the literary and cultural associations of certain words." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["strong", "happy", "pleasant"], "verb + associations": ["have", "hold", "evoke"], "preposition": ["association for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a connection between things where one is caused by the other", "sensetop": "association between A and Bin association with something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Studies have shown strong associations between housing conditions and health.", "contextForm": "association between A and B" }, { "text": "a proven association between passive smoking and cancer" }, { "text": "The study found a significant association between exposure to electromagnetic fields and the disease." }, { "text": "cases of cancer found in association with colitis", "contextForm": "in association with something" }, { "text": "The research showed an association between diet and various diseases." }, { "text": "a clear association between good health and regular exercise" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["clear", "close", "direct"], "verb + association": ["have", "form", "demonstrate"], "preposition": [ "by association", "in association with", "association between" ], "phrases": ["guilty by association", "tainted by association"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn//əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/", "audio": "as/association/association__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn//əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/", "audio": "as/association/association__us_2_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘uniting in a common purpose’): from medieval Latin associatio(n-), from Latin associare ‘to unite, ally’, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’." }