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title: affiliation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «affiliation» in the school dictionary: An official connection with a group, club, party or organisation. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# affiliation

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**Who acts:** feeling, you, Affiliation, something, club, Her · **What happens:** belong, mean, come, link, have, not mention · **To what, where:** group, tracing, Affiliation, political affiliation, free trips, us

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«affiliation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [affiliation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/affiliation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An official connection with a group, club, party or organisation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:m1:1
# text = An official connection with a group, club, party or organisation.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	connection	connection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The feeling of belonging to a group or the group you belong to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:m2:1
# text = The feeling of belonging to a group or the group you belong to.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	TO	_	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund | the feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a group or the group | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **belong** | present | you | the group *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Affiliation can also mean the tracing of where something came from and how it is linked to its source.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:m3:1
# text = Affiliation can also mean the tracing of where something came from and how it is linked to its source.
1	Affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tracing	tracing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	linked	link	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Affiliation | the tracing |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tracing=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | past | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **link** | present · passive |  | Affiliation |  |  |  | to Affiliation's source | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to source=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The club has an affiliation with the national body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:x1:1
# text = The club has an affiliation with the national body.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the club | a affiliation |  |  |  | with the national body | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent affiliation=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her political affiliation was not mentioned.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:x2:1
# text = Her political affiliation was not mentioned.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	mentioned	mention	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mention** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | Her political affiliation |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **affiliate** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom affiliation «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The census asks about religious affiliation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:x3:1
# text = The census asks about religious affiliation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	census	census	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the census |  |  |  |  | about religious affiliation | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about affiliation=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school's affiliation with the museum gives us free trips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:x4:1
# text = The school's affiliation with the museum gives us free trips.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the school's affiliation with the museum | free trips | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient trip=Theme |
| 2 | **affiliate** |  | the school |  |  |  |  | with the museum | nom affiliation «state intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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He listed his university affiliation in the paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:x5:1
# text = He listed his university affiliation in the paper.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listed	list	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | past | He | his university affiliation |  | the paper |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **affiliate** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom affiliation «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Team shirts show your affiliation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:x6:1
# text = Team shirts show your affiliation.
1	Team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Team shirts | your affiliation |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent affiliation=Recipient |
| 2 | **affiliate** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom affiliation «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They might almost have been present at the birth of the legend, which, if my affiliation of it is correct, is not yet quite 100 years old.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affiliation:x7:1
# text = They might almost have been present at the birth of the legend, which, if my affiliation of it is correct, is not yet quite 100 years old.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	present	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
17	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
26	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
27	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obl:unmarked	_	_
30	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | might · perfect · passive |  | They |  | the birth of the legend |  | almost *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the legend |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  | yet; year | old *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **affiliate** |  | affiliation |  |  |  |  |  | nom affiliation «state intransitive»: of=agent |

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