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1 N‑UNCOUNT If you regard someone or something with affection , you like them and are fond of them. □  She thought of him with affection. □ [+ for ] She had developed quite an affection for the place.

2 N‑PLURAL [with poss] Your affections are your feelings of love or fondness for someone. □  The distant object of his affections is Caroline.

af|fec|tion|ate /əfe kʃənət/ ADJ If you are affectionate , you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them. □  They seemed devoted to each other and were openly affectionate. ●  af|fec|tion|ate|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  He looked affectionately at his niece.

af|fi|da|vit /æ f I de I v I t/ (affidavits ) N‑COUNT An affidavit is a written statement which you swear is true and which may be used as evidence in a court of law. [LEGAL ]

af|fili|ate (affiliates , affiliating , affiliated ) The noun is pronounced /əf I liət/. The verb is pronounced /əf I lie I t/. 1 N‑COUNT [oft with poss] An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it. [FORMAL ] □  The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.

2 VERB If an organization affiliates to or with another larger organization, it forms a close connection with the larger organization or becomes a member of it. [FORMAL ] □ [V + to/with ] All youth groups will have to affiliate to the National Youth Agency. [Also V ]

af|fili|at|ed /əf I lie I t I d/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] If an organization is affiliated with another larger organization, it is officially connected with the larger organization or is a member of it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ to/with ] There are 73 unions affiliated to the Trades Union Congress.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] If a professional person, such as a lawyer or doctor, is affiliated with an organization, they are officially connected with that organization or do some official work for it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ with/to ] He will remain affiliated with the firm as a special associate director. □  …our affiliated members.

af|filia|tion /əf I lie I ʃ ^ə n/ (affiliations )

1 N‑VAR If one group has an affiliation with another group, it has a close or official connection with it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ with/to ] The group has no affiliation to any political party.

2 N‑VAR If you have an affiliation with a group or another person, you have a close or official connection with them. [FORMAL ] □ [+ with/to ] …Johnson's affiliation with shoe company Nike. □  They asked what her political affiliations were.

af|fin|ity /əf I n I ti/ (affinities ) N‑SING If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well. □ [+ with ] He has a close affinity with the landscape he knew when he was growing up.

af|fi n|ity card (affinity cards ) N‑COUNT An affinity card is a type of credit card. The bank which issues the card gives a small amount of money to a charity or institution each time the customer spends a certain amount with their card.

af|firm /əfɜː ^r m/ (affirms , affirming , affirmed )

1 VERB If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. [FORMAL ] □ [V that] The courts have affirmed that the act can be applied to social media. □ [V n] …a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes. □ [V with quote] 'This place is a dump,' affirmed Miss T. [Also V n to-inf] ●  af|fir|ma|tion /æ fə ^r me I ʃ ^ə n/ (affirmations ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] The ministers issued an affirmation of their faith in the system.