associate
adjective/əˈsəʊsiət/, /əˈsəʊʃiət/
/əˈsəʊsiət/, /əˈsəʊʃiət/
[only before noun]- (often in titles) of a lower rank; having fewer rights in a particular profession or organization
- associate membership of the European Union
- an associate member/director/editor
- She was only the associate producer of the movie.
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- joined to or connected with a profession or an organization
- an associate company in Japan
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.
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