Association may refer to: *

Club (organization) A club is an voluntary association, association of people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities. There are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, po ...

, an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *

Trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. Through collabor ...

, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *

Voluntary association A voluntary group or union (also sometimes called a voluntary organization, common-interest association, association, or society) is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement, usually as volunteers, to form a body (or organization) to a ...

, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers * Non profit association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose without any profit interest *

Collaboration Collaboration (from Latin ''com-'' "with" + ''laborare'' "to labor", "to work") is the process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. Collaboration is similar to cooperation. The ...

, the act of working together

Association in various fields of study

*Association (archaeology), the close relationship between objects or contexts. *Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures *Association (chemistry) *Association (ecology), a type of ecological community *Genetic association, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur *Association (object-oriented programming), defines a relationship between classes of objects *Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination *Association (statistics), a statistical relationship between two variables *File association, associates a file with a software application *Professional association, typically nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession *Security association, the establishment of security attributes between two communication networks

Particular entities

*Association of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI, a plan for the conjoint rule in Scotland of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI. *Continental Association, often called the "Association", an economic boycott during the American Revolution *HMS Association (1697), HMS ''Association'' (1697), a Royal Navy ship which sank in 1707 *L'Association, a French comic book publisher *The Association, an American soft rock band ** The Association (album), ''The Association'' (album), 1969

Association in various fields of study

Particular entities

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