asociación

Definitions of asociación
  1. noun
    a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
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    contrato
    a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
  2. noun
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    synonyms: comunidad, corporación, cuerpo
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    cristiandad, cristianismo
    the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
    administración, gerencia, gobierno
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    colegio, mesa electoral
    the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
    facultad
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
    universidad
    the body of faculty and students at a university
    claustro
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    colonia
    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
    cuadro, mando
    the body of people who lead a group
    grupo profesional, vocación
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    cuerpo de inspectores, inspectorado
    a body of inspectors
    jurado
    a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
    profesión
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    ejecutivo
    persons who administer the law
    judicatura
    persons who administer justice
    diplomática
    the body of diplomatic personnel
    oficialidad
    people elected or appointed to administer a government
    avanzada
    a settlement on the frontier of civilization
    directivo, gestión
    those in charge of running a business
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    grupo social
    people sharing some social relation
  3. noun
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
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    cooperativa
    an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
    hermandad, sociedad
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    Liga
    an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
    consorcio, pool
    an association of companies for some definite purpose
    apacheta, banda, basca, grupo, horda, jauría, manada, mersa, pandilla, partida
    an association of criminals
    instituto
    an association organized to promote art or science or education
    ateneo
    a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
    orfeón
    a club organized to sing together
    palo de golf
    a club of people to play golf
    francmasonería, masonería
    Freemasons collectively
    cártel, trust
    a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
    rango
    a league ranked by quality
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    organización
    a group of people who work together
  4. noun
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    synonyms: hermandad, sociedad
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    ateneo
    a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
    orfeón
    a club organized to sing together
    palo de golf
    a club of people to play golf
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