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affiliation

a connection with a political party or religion, or with a larger organization:

The group has affiliations with several organizations abroad.

polarize

to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups:

The issue has polarized the nation.

dueling

the activity of taking part in duels (= formal fights between two people, using weapons, usually because one person has insulted the other):

The church increasingly pressed kings to outlaw dueling and other forms of trial by combat.

subsequently

after something else:

In 1982 he was arrested and subsequently convicted on drug trafficking charges.

conversely

in an opposite way:

Poor health is accepted as an attribute of normal aging. Conversely, youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health.

hence

that is the reason or explanation for:

His mother was Italian, hence his name - Luca.

confidential

secret or private, often in a formal, business, or military situation:

All information will be treated as strictly confidential.

trench

a narrow hole that is dug into the ground:

A workman was killed when the sides of the trench he was working in collapsed.