associate-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: person who is a business or work colleague

Commentary: ASSOCIATE[+person][+role][+colleague][+work]

Examples:
May I introduce my associate from our company, John Smith?
The professor's political views are different from many of his associates at the university.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: person who is a social companion

Commentary: ASSOCIATE[+person][+role][+companion][+social]

Examples:
Sally disapproves of many of her teenage son's associates.
The film star's associate at the resort was an underage girl from New York.
She is one of my oldest associates from high school days.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: subordinate membership in an organization

Commentary: ASSOCIATE[+state][+status][+rank][+subordinate][+membership][+in_organization]

Examples:
Bob is hoping to make associate at his law firm next year.
The young professor has a rank of associate, he's not a full professor yet.
He left the financial firm when he realized he'd only make associate and never partner.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: relation of connectedness between concepts

Commentary: ASSOCIATE[+relation][+connection][+between_concepts]

Examples:
The psychology study discussed typical associates of color terms in different cultures.
Semantic opposites are associates, such as hot and cold, happy and sad, young and old.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: academic degree awarded by community college

Commentary: ASSOCIATE[+state][+status][+rank][+academic][+graduate][+community_college]

Examples:
He earned an associate degree at the local community college.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 6: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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