Antonym: enemy, opponent, rival. Similar words: associate, associated, appreciation, renunciation, variation, radiation, negotiation, social. Meaning: [ə‚səʊsɪ'eɪʃn] 
n. 1. a formal organization of people or groups of people 2. the act of consorting with or joining with others 3. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination 4. a social or business relationship 5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination 6. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence 7. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding 8. (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.
n. 1. a formal organization of people or groups of people 2. the act of consorting with or joining with others 3. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination 4. a social or business relationship 5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination 6. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence 7. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding 8. (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. 
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151. How would the association mark the anniversary of the Great October Revolution?
152. The national association of large real estate developers sent its president to assist the process.
153. In accordance with Wyatt etal we found a significant association between the extent of gastric metaplasia and microscopic signs of duodenitis.
154. Entrants for the Cup need not be members, but the 100K Association will award special prizes for members.
155. These species do not grow in association with Lagenandra and Hygrophila because they do not occur in river beds.
156. The association now refuses to handle arbitration cases in which employees are forbidden from having lawyers represent them.
157. The genus Barclaya is very seldom seen in association with Cryptocoryne species.
158. Yet realistically this dilemma is likely to be brief as long as employers hold the key to one's livelihood rather than the professional association.
159. Most are concerned that their daughters will be stigmatized by any association with lesbianism.
160. The new law on association allowed citizens to form associations without prior approval of the Interior Ministry.
161. Mosk, though a loyal liberal Democrat, demurred, citing the right of free political association.
162. Most of the teaching was offered in small tutorial groups with close association between staff and students.
163. Conversely, we found a highly significant association with the severity of liver disease as measured by the Child's classes.
164. The average age of the cruise vacationer is 49, according to Cruise Lines International Association.
165. Looks at housing association void management policy and practice, highlighting different approaches and the contribution of other agencies including local authorities.
166. The Association exists purely for the benefit of assistant managers.
167. The strong association between antral tumours and chronic active gastritis suggests the possibility that H pylori infection may have a pathogenic role.
168. Although recently the Association has been enabled to take on some 250 full-time archaeologists, there is still an acute shortage.
169. Legal systems suppliers have recently formed a trade association that has been welcomed in the profession to encourage liaison and co-ordination.
170. This might have been another attempt deliberately to embarrass the newly formed association.
171. But they were much more readily negotiable through association, which was already a basic general tendency in most other social activities.
172. In response the tribal people formed a solidarity association with an armed wing,[www.Sentencedict.com] Shanti Bahini.
173. Another study has shown a positive association between gastric cancer and exposure to coal dust in those miners who smoked.
174. Then the association presented its annual awards for distinction in art history, art, and criticism.
175. A member of the mineral trade association is being sought to ensure that there is also adequate linkage with the commercial sector.
176. Anyone can form a trade association - you don't need any special qualifications or approval.
177. To some extent, this factor was linked to adult depression through its association with other vulnerability factors.
178. By association, then, sculptural adornment so popular under art nouveau was rendered obsolete.
179. The only possible scope for early development is in association with its agricultural use, for example living accommodation for farm workers or owner-occupiers.
180. The Finance Houses Association were also anxious to ensure that collection practices conformed to the highest ethical standards.
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