reaffiliation
Changing group membership
Reaffiliation is the act of joining or associating with a group again after a period of separation or disaffiliation.
Someone might seek reaffiliation with a political party, professional organization, or religious institution they had previously left: After years away, she applied for reaffiliation with the bar association.
The term appears most often in institutional and organizational contexts.
State of belonging
- allianceFormal union of parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- networkInterconnected system
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
federation · confederation · consortium · association · union · league · guild · syndicate
Gathering for celebration
- votingFormally registering a choice
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- realignmentAdjusting relative positions
shift · swing · conversion · defection · crossover · polarization · redistricting · caucus
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
dedication · adherence · solidarity · bond · attachment · pledge · renewal · recommitment
Named religious group
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- conversionAct of changing states
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- parishLocal church community
diocese · sect · faith · communion · membership · baptism · confirmation · schism
membership
State of belonging
- allianceFormal union of parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- networkInterconnected system
coalition · federation · confederation · consortium · association · union · league · guild · syndicate · collaboration
party
Gathering for celebration
- votingFormally registering a choice
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- ideologyStructured belief framework
realignment · shift · swing · conversion · defection · crossover · polarization · redistricting · caucus · faction
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
commitment · dedication · adherence · solidarity · bond · attachment · pledge · renewal · recommitment · homecoming
denomination
Named religious group
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- conversionAct of changing states
- churchPlace of Christian worship
parish · diocese · sect · faith · communion · membership · baptism · confirmation · schism · ecumenical
reaffiliationdisaffiliation
Formal separation from organization
departure · resignation · defection · withdrawal · secession
reaffiliationestrangement
Emotional separation between people
alienation · dissociation · detachment · disconnection · excommunication