affiliates

(noun) a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization. Synonyms: affiliate.

(noun) a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization. Synonyms: affiliate. Example: "Network affiliates."

(verb) keep company with; hang out with. Synonyms: consort, associate, affiliate, assort. Examples: "He associates with strange people." "She affiliates with her colleagues."

(verb) join in an affiliation. Synonyms: affiliate. Examples: "The two colleges affiliated." "They affiliated with a national group."