#associate  a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
  supertype:  peer__equal__match__compeer  a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
  subtype:  adjunct.associate  affiliate.associate  ally.associate  bedfellow.associate  cooperator  confrere  colleague  member  participant  shipmate  teammate
  member of:  association  a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"

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