national association

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandassociation

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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association
noun
uk
/əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/əˌsoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
a group of people who work together in a single organization for a ...
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(Definition ofnationalandassociationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anationalassociationwas founded to represent their interests and cooperate with similar associations world-wide.
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The terms of this contract are based on a uniform model contract, formulated by thenationalassociationof medical specialists.
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All bureaux will have an opportunity to comment on the review team's report through theirnationalassociation.
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I want this newnationalassociationfor crime prevention to co-ordinate, stimulate and support local crime prevention activity.
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The first real breakthrough came when thenationalassociationof taxi and private hire licensing and enforcement officers conducted a survey of 136 councils.
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It was a funding review, which concluded that, without the commercial sponsorship, thenationalassociationis short of funds.
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The words were put in specifically to help forward the work of the parish councils and of thenationalassociation.
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He has stated, but not to thenationalassociation, that the other half will be paid "when they put their house in order".
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I was the president of theirnationalassociation.
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We have recently received representations from thenationalassociationof adult placement services and others about the regulation of adult placement schemes.
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If that is so, how can you promote a friendly spirit better than by having constituted anationalassociationof this kind?
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It is estimated by the carers'nationalassociationthat carers save about £24 billion a year by providing care in the community.
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We have no objections to the establishment of an independentnationalassociationof members of boards of visitors.
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Thenationalassociationhas produced a devastating critique of the test.
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Is it not a tact that this appeal for increased production was sent also to thenationalassociationwhich represents the undertaking profession?
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Exclusivity is clearly essential if thenationalassociationis to secure commercial sponsorship.
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My officials will shortly be meeting representatives of thenationalassociationto discuss its contents.
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Local authorities, through theirnationalassociation, have been fully involved from the start in the planning and development of these arrangements.
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On the point about someone who belongs to a ratepayers' association, there is anationalassociationof ratepayers' associations.
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We are not proposing such a wide scheme as thenationalassociation.
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