associates >> /əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt/
Definition: [verb] Connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind.
Example: I associated wealth with freedom
Definition: [noun] A partner or companion in business or at work.
Example: a close associate of the Minister
Definition: [noun] A person with limited or subordinate membership of an organization.
Example: an Associate of the Linnaean Society
Definition: [noun] A concept connected with another.
Example: the patient was asked to commit to memory a list of five paired associates
Definition: [adjective] Connected with an organization or business.
Example: an associate company