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Definition: Free Association |
Free AssociationNoun1. A thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | Spontaneous verbalization of whatever comes to mind. (references) |
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The term Free association has two meanings:
Free association, in psychology is a clinical technique devised by Sigmund Freud.Psychology
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Analogy | Analogical thinking; free association; train of thought. |
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Crosswords: Free Association |
| English words defined with "free association": customs union ♦ Federated States of Micronesia ♦ Micronesia ♦ The land league, TT. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "free association": Association for Progressive Communications ♦ Bidouilleurs Sans Argent ♦ EFTA-Stockholm 1960, European Free Trade Association ♦ FSF ♦ p-Aminosalicylic Acid. (references) |
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Economic History | Palau | Type: Constitutional republic in free association with United States. (references) |
Palau | Palau gained its independence October 1, 1994 with the entry into force of the Compact of Free Association with the United States. (references) | |
Marshall Islands | Type: Parliamentary democracy in free association with the U.S.; the Compact of Free Association entered into force October 21, 1986. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cuba | Project Varela proposes five areas where laws should be changed based on existing constitutional rights, including the right to free expression, the right to free association, amnesty for those jailed for "political motives," the right to set up businesses, and a new electoral law allowing citizens to vote for multiple candidates as a better form of "participatory democracy." The Government steadfastly has rejected international human rights monitoring. (references) |
Political Economy | COLOMBIA | In 1999, President Pastrana approved Law 584, which limits government interference in a union's right to free association. (references) |
Marshall Islands | The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a self-governing nation under the Compact of Free Association with the United States. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Colombia | The law forbids antiunion discrimination and the obstruction of free association. (references) |
Colombia | However, according to union leaders, both discrimination and obstruction of free association occur frequently. (references) | |
Cuba | The Constitution gives priority to state or collective needs over individual choices regarding free association or provision of employment. (references) | |
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free association | 18 |
compact of free association | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "free association"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | frie associationer, fri association. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vrije associatie, algehele gemeenschap. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vapaa assosiaatio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | emprisonnement en commun de jour, association libre d'idées, association libre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | freie Assoziation, uneingeschränkte Gemeinschaft. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ελεύθερος συνειρμός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szabad asszociáció. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | associazione libera. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 出這入り (coming and going, debits and credit, in and out, income and expenditure), 出入り (coming and going, debits and credit, in and out, income and expenditure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | でいり (coming and going, debits and credit, in and out, income and expenditure), ではいり (coming and going, debits and credit, in and out, income and expenditure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eefray associationay associação livre de ideias. (various references) libre asociación, asociación libre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-f-i-i-n-o-o-r-s-s-t" | |
-4 letters: association, fasciations, fascinators, fictioneers, insectaries, sanctifiers. | |
-5 letters: ancestries, antecessor, anticaries, ascertains, cafeterias, caseations, caseinates, catenaries, confiteors, cortisones, craftiness, fasciation, fascinates, fascinator, feracities, ferocities, fictioneer, firestones, fornicates, interfaces, isooctanes, octonaries, ostensoria, refections, renotifies, resections, resistance, sanctifier, sanctifies, sanitaries, secretions, sectarians, sonorities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 72 65 65      41 73 73 6F 63 69 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01110010 01100101 01100101 00100000 01000001 01110011 01110011 01101111 01100011 01101001 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F r e e   A s s o c i a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0072 0065 0065      0041 0073 0073 006F 0063 0069 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4084717123585858169756786758180 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, holandés |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, francés |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, griego |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, húngaro |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonés |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonés |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, portugués |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, inglés |
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