Definition of "Association" :

noun: the act of consorting with or joining with others

"You cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association."

noun: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

"Conditioning is a form of learning by association."

noun: (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

noun: a formal organization of people or groups of people

"He joined the Modern Language Association."

noun: (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

noun: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

"Flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear."

noun: a social or business relationship

"Many close associations with England."

noun: the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

"His association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break."