{
    "term": "association",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose",
            "labels": "especially in North American English",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you belong to any professional or **trade associations**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **residents’ association**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The association meets/meet four times a year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was to be a free association of equal partners."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a loose association of sovereign states"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a professional association for music teachers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They held a number of events to raise money for the local community association."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This report has been issued by the Association of Medical Research Charities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should talk to your trade union or staff association."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "organization",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["international", "local", "national"],
                "association + verb": ["meet"],
                "preposition": ["association for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a connection or relationship between people or organizations",
            "sensetop": "association with somebody/somethingin association with",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.",
                    "contextForm": "association with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "his alleged association with terrorist groups"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She became famous through her association with the group of poets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book was published in association with *(= together with)* English Heritage.",
                    "contextForm": "in association with"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The competition was organized in association with the Government's anti-drugs initiative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The letter was a clumsy attempt to establish **guilt by association**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His association with such criminals can only destroy him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One of the most important political freedoms is freedom of association."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city has had a long association with the mining industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tourists visit the city for its historical associations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was questioned about his alleged association with terrorist groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are working in association with several NGOs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a close association between the two nations"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "close", "direct"],
                "verb + association": ["have", "form", "demonstrate"],
                "preposition": [
                    "by association",
                    "in association with",
                    "association between"
                ],
                "phrases": ["guilty by association", "tainted by association"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an idea or a memory that is suggested by somebody/something; a mental connection between ideas",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cat soon made the association between human beings and food."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Incense always had associations with religion for him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dogs learn mainly by association."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The smell of fresh bread triggers all kinds of associations for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You want the child to form an association between good behaviour and rewards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the technique of free association in which the patient is encouraged to say the first thing that comes to mind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The colour white was used due to its association with innocence and purity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are notes on the literary and cultural associations of certain words."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["strong", "happy", "pleasant"],
                "verb + associations": ["have", "hold", "evoke"],
                "preposition": ["association for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a connection between things where one is caused by the other",
            "sensetop": "association between A and Bin association with something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Studies have shown strong associations between housing conditions and health.",
                    "contextForm": "association between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a proven association between passive smoking and cancer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The study found a significant association between exposure to electromagnetic fields and the disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "cases of cancer found in association with colitis",
                    "contextForm": "in association with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The research showed an association between diet and various diseases."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a clear association between good health and regular exercise"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "close", "direct"],
                "verb + association": ["have", "form", "demonstrate"],
                "preposition": [
                    "by association",
                    "in association with",
                    "association between"
                ],
                "phrases": ["guilty by association", "tainted by association"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn//əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "as/association/association__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn//əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "as/association/association__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘uniting in a common purpose’): from medieval Latin associatio(n-), from Latin associare ‘to unite, ally’, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’."
}