associational
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8.5
- adjective
- /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənl/
- Formal
:
asociacional
- Moreover, there is no preexisting associational structure of consumers devoted to this particular issue.
- associational life
- associational realm
- associational arena
Same thing when we're doing associational remote viewing to make money on the stock market or something like that.
- Same thing when we're doing associational remote viewing to make money on the stock market or something like that.
Examples
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By contrast, petitioning and protest engagement are influenced more by associational membership than by party loyalty.
Academic text (1999) -
Replication is an important use of knowledge, but perhaps more important is the associational use of knowledge.
Academic text (1997) -
Government can damage associational life, and big government can do big damage.
Academic text (1996) -
The character of participation and the forms of associational activity are essential areas to consider.
Academic text (1992) -
First, the contemporary opposition movements draw upon a greater depth and diversity of associational life.
Academic text (1992) -
There are a number of conditions or bases for associational activity and claims of representativeness.
Academic text (1995) -
To summarize the major findings, the level of associational involvement among both samples was found to be low.
Academic text (1999) -
The democratic project in Africa entails basic changes in popular participation and the associational arena.
Academic text (1992) -
The next consideration is the relative influence of associational involvement and partisan loyalty on cognitive mobilization.
Academic text (1999) -
Many democratic societies rely on strong associational networks to promote civic engagement and community involvement.
Synonyms
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5.8
About how the mind links ideas and memories
Relating to the idea that thoughts form by linking ideas
Linking ideas or memories in the mind
Relating to links between parts, systems, or people
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
associational = association (transparent) = association + al
The adjective is a regular and predictable formation from the noun 'association' plus '-al', with a meaning that is directly recoverable.
Etymology
Associational comes from associate, which goes back to a root meaning 'companion' or 'to join'. Think of an association as people or ideas that are 'joined' together, so associational means 'relating to connections or groups'.