Definitions
1.NounThe act of associating.
2.NounThe state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
3.NounAny relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
4.NounA group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
5.NounRelationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
6.NounA benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.