affiliations

union

Joining into one

• guildProfessional mutual-aid society
• federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
• confederationAutonomous entities united loosely

consortium · syndicate · league · society · fellowship · brotherhood · sisterhood · fraternity · sorority · council

coalition

Temporary alliance for action

• blocAllied group sharing interests
• pactFormal agreement between parties
• treatyBinding pact between nations

accord · entente · axis · alignment · compact · covenant · charter · protocol · amity · détente

linkage

Connected system of parts

• tieEqual score, or neckwear
• bondBinding tie or connection
• relationshipConnection between entities

kinship · rapport · association · interdependence · correspondence · interrelation · nexus · attachment · link · allegiance

enrollment

Act of registering officially

• duesRegular membership payments
• initiationFormal admission ceremony
• cardholderOne issued plastic

subscriber · inductee · pledge · roster · register · alumni · associate · badge · privileges · benefits

collaboration

Joint intellectual work

• cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
• tie-upTemporary halt or obstruction
• mergerCorporate combination

amalgamation · integration · unification · coalescence · pairing · partners · sponsorship · endorsement

party

Gathering for celebration

• factionGroup within group
• caucusParty selection meeting
• blocAllied group sharing interests

wing · movement · campaign · partisan · nonpartisan · independent · registered · declared · undeclared · grassroots

• connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
• biographybirth, death date, autobiography, life story, biography
• academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
• universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
• club termsmembership, dues, meetings, club meetings, clubhouse
• publicationsbooks, book, newspaper, magazines, magazine