The act of associating.
The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname or trade or business.
A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
The act of instituting something.
Any long established and respected place or business.
A custom or practice of a society or community.
The building or buildings which house such an organization.
A person long established in a place, position, or field.
A mental institution.
A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.