Associate may refer to:

Academics Associate degree, a two-year educational degree in the United States, and some areas of Canada Associate professor, an academic rank at a college or university Technical associate or Senmonshi, a Japanese educational degree Associate of the Royal College of Science, an honorary degree-equivalent award presented by Imperial College London Teaching associate, an academic teaching position usually requiring a graduate degree Research associate, an academic research position usually requiring a graduate degree

Business Employee Business partner Associate, an independent (often self-employed) person working as if directly employed by a company Associate company, an accounting and business valuation concept Coworker, a partner or colleague in business or at work.

Health care Clinical research associate (CRA), a clinical trial monitor which oversees the conduct of clinical trials in study sites and helps protecting study subjects rights and safety Clinical Associate (Psychology), a specialist regulated mental health professional in Scotland Clinical associates, a category of healthcare providers in South Africa

Law Associate attorney, an employee lawyer in a traditional United States law firm Associate justice, a member of a judicial panel who is not the chief justice Judge's associate, an assistant to a judge in an Australian court (akin to a judge's clerk in an American court)

Entertainment The Associates (band), a Scottish post-punk and New Wave band of the early 1980s The Associate (1946 film), a Mexican drama film The Associate (1979 film), a comedy film directed by René Gainville The Associate (1996 film), a film starring Whoopi Goldberg The Associate (soundtrack), a 1996 original soundtrack album The Associate (novel), a 2009 novel by John Grisham The Associates (U.S. TV series), an American sitcom in 1979 and 1980 The Associates (Canadian TV series), a Canadian drama TV series in 2001 and 2002

Other uses Associate, to form an Association or connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination Associate (ring theory), a mathematical concept Associate, a person who is in league with the Mafia but is not a made man (full member)

See also Association (disambiguation)