affiliation

/ษ™หŒfษชliหˆeษชสƒษ™n/
noun
  1. 1

    The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.

  2. 2

    The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity

  3. 3

    A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/affiliation