association

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"The second goal of the association is all members after their graduation would follow Buddha's teachings."

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  1. noun The act of associating or the state of being associated.
  2. noun An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
  3. noun A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations.
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  • This association is a non-profit member organization established to support African and African American focused museums - nationally and internationally.
  • But Father Mitrev said the association was acting outside the authority of the church. —  Blayney Chronicle
  • It sounds as though your association was able to garner enough votes within 60 days of the original call of the meeting, which is within the 90 days permitted by law, and assuming proper adjournment procedures were followed.
  • By operating outside the singular commercial interests of any individual SIM card player, the association has been able to pinpoint the mission critical services on the horizon and help steer their development to meet the practical needs of the mobile market. —  Releases feed from RealWire
  • Nigerian Tribune learnt that the ongoing crisis in the association was as a result of the World Bank loan obtained in 2004 by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel to boost the sector by giving out loan to miners so as to generate employment. —  Welcome to the Frontpage
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  1. = French association, from Middle Latin associatio(n-), a society, from Latin associare, associate: see associate, v.
 

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