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association
Noun
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An association is a way that two things are similar, belong together, or are connected or related.
I don't see any association between what happened to you and what happened to me.
I suspect there is an association between the weather and the number who are sick.
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An association is a group of people who have a common goal or interest.
The NBA stands for the "National Basketball Association."
I have been a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
All the teachers were at an association meeting.
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Association is the when you associate (spend time with certain people).
I'm afraid your association with those wild people will get you in trouble.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
local
Adjective
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Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.
We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.
local
Noun
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A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.
They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.
authorities
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noun
(= government)
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
the government reduced taxes
the matter was referred to higher authorities