Associate may refer to:
Academics
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Associate degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree.
The fi ...
, a two-year educational degree in the United States, and some areas of Canada
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Associate professor
Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''.
Overview
In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a ...
, an academic rank at a college or university
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Technical associate
Diploma in Japanese has 2 meanings. They can be translated into "Senmonshi"(Japanese:専門士), the Japanese original academic degree, and the certificate of graduation.
Usage Japanese original academic degree
The first meaning is a Japanese orig ...
or Senmonshi, a Japanese educational degree
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Associate of the Royal College of Science
The Associateships of Imperial College London include the bachelor degree–equivalent awards the Associate of the Royal College of Science, the Associate of the City and Guilds of London Institute, the Associate of the Royal School of Mines, an ...
, an honorary degree-equivalent award presented by Imperial College London
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Teaching associate
A teaching fellow (sometimes referred to as a TF) is an individual at a higher education institution, including universities, whose role involves teaching and potentially pedagogic research. The work done by teaching fellows can vary enormously fr ...
, an academic teaching position usually requiring a graduate degree
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Research associate, an academic research position usually requiring a graduate degree
Business
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Employee
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other ...
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Business partner
* Associate, an independent (often
self-employed) person working as if directly employed by a company
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Associate company, an accounting and business valuation concept
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Cowork
Coworking is an arrangement in which workers for different companies share an office space. It allows cost savings and convenience through the use of common infrastructures, such as equipment, utilities and receptionist and custodial services, a ...
er, a partner or colleague in business or at work.
Health care
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Clinical research associate
A clinical research associate (CRA), also called a clinical monitor or trial monitor, is a health-care professional who performs many activities related to medical research, particularly clinical trials. Clinical research associates work in vario ...
(CRA), a clinical trial monitor which oversees the conduct of clinical trials in study sites and helps protecting study subjects rights and safety
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Clinical Associate (Psychology) In Scotland, a Clinical Associate is a shortened designation for a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP). A Clinical Associate is a specialist regulated mental health professional whose duties include assessing, formulating, and treating c ...
, a specialist regulated mental health professional in Scotland
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Clinical associates
Clinical Associates are a category of health professional found in South Africa. They assess patients, make diagnoses, prescribe treatment and perform minor surgery under the supervision of a physician.
Registration with the Medical and Dentists ...
, a category of healthcare providers in South Africa
Law
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Associate attorney, an employee lawyer in a traditional United States law firm
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Associate justice, a member of a judicial panel who is not the chief justice
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Judge's associate
A judge's associate is an individual who provides assistance to a judge or court.
In Australia, a judge's associate (not to be confused with a tipstaff) is a recent law graduate or lawyer who performs various duties to assist a specific judge, ...
, an assistant to a judge in an Australian court (akin to a judge's clerk in an American court)
Entertainment
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The Associates (band), a Scottish post-punk and New Wave band of the early 1980s
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''The Associate'' (1946 film), a Mexican drama film
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''The Associate'' (1979 film), a comedy film directed by René Gainville
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''The Associate'' (1996 film), a film starring Whoopi Goldberg
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''The Associate'' (soundtrack), a 1996 original soundtrack album
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''The Associate'' (novel), a 2009 novel by John Grisham
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''The Associates'' (U.S. TV series), an American sitcom in 1979 and 1980
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''The Associates'' (Canadian TV series), a Canadian drama TV series in 2001 and 2002
Other uses
* Associate, to form an
Association or connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination
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Associate (ring theory), a mathematical concept
* Associate, a person who is in league with the Mafia but is not a
made man (full member)
See also
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Association (disambiguation)
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