association

Definitions

A group of people organized for a joint purpose.

A mental connection between ideas, feelings, or memories.

The act of connecting or state of being connected.

Examples

The local homeowners association meets once a month to discuss neighborhood improvements.

I have a strong mental association between the smell of rain and my childhood home.

She is a member of a professional association for software engineers.

Synonyms

organization alliance society league partnership coalition union

Antonyms

separation division disconnection estrangement dissociation isolation detachment