associates'

Of the coworkers

Associates' is the possessive form of the plural noun associates, indicating something belonging to or connected with multiple associates: The associates' contributions were recognized at the annual meeting.

Often appears in degree names: an associates' program or associates' degree requirements, though the singular associate's degree is more standard.

business

colleagues'

Belonging to fellow workers

analysts' · contributors' · participants' · shareholders' · investors' · managers' · directors'

academic

researchers'

Belonging to those who study

students' · cohort's · faculty's · intellectuals' · trainees'

social

friends'

Possessive for multiple pals

comrades' · buddies' · gang's · crew's · group's

criminal

mob's

Of the rabble

smugglers' · dealers'

Opposites
grammatical number/possession

associates'associate's

Two-year college degree

individual's · one's

hierarchical role

associates'principals

Chief school administrators

partners · directors · executives · bosses · owners

relational status

associates'rivals

Those who compete

competitors · adversaries · opponents · enemies · strangers

Phrases
Family

associate, associates, associated, disassociate, disassociated, disassociates

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