Joined with another or others and having lower status.
The associate editor is someone who has some experience in editing but not sufficient experience to qualify for a senior post.
Having partial status or privileges.
He is an associate member of the club.
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
Allow me to introduce my business associates, Alice and Bob, who are senior VPs for ops and strategy, respectively.
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
To join in or form a league, union, or association.
To spend time socially; keep company.
She associates with her coworkers on weekends.
From Middle English associat(e) (used participially as well as adjectively up to Early Modern English), from Latin associātus, the perfect passive participle of associō (“to join, unite”), from ad- + ...
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An associate's degree.
To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
He associated his name with many environmental causes.