free association
Example Sentences
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“That could be independence, free association or, if arranged in a certain way, it could be unique legislation just for Guam.”
From New York Times
The three Micronesian countries are independent but maintain close relationships with the United States under agreements known as compacts of free association.
From New York Times
Trade Representative in a letter to Mexican officials on Friday said it was concerned workers were being denied the rights to free association and collective bargaining.
From Reuters
Some of her notes in the book about evolution — “survival of the fittest” — read like free association, Sutherland said.
From Seattle Times
The U.S. government earlier said it received a petition in December from two Mexican labor organizations stating that workers at VU Manufacturing were being denied the right of free association and collective bargaining.
From Reuters
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