affiliation, subordination, what else?

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What is the right way to briefly indicate affiliation/subordination of several organizations to diverse governmental, ministerial, etc. bodies (e. g., archives to the Archives Department, museums to the Ministry of Culture, etc.) Does the following sound English and is it understandable? Cultural organizations of diverse institutional affiliation / origin. Does the word intercommunal suit here at all? The context of the phrase is the following: a new methodology has been developed for interaction of those institutions during the implementation of a digitization project, the focus is on their subordination to different superior bodies

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Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

Cultural organizations of diverse institutional affiliationS

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

'Affiliation' somewhat suggests an equal association of two parties, at the same level.

'Subordination' suggests one party is under the control of the other, ie at different levels.

Cultural organizations of diverse institutional affiliation / origin seems to me rather hard to understand. Maybe you should be trying for something simpler, clearer, easier to understand. How about Cultural organizations that belong to (or you might say 'are associated with') various parts of the government ?

Best wishes, Clive

Marius Hancu · Answer

Clive'Affiliation' somewhat suggests an equal association of two parties, at the same level.

Well ...

affiliate:

2 : to fix the paternity of (an illegitimate child) -- used with to<sufficient grounds for affiliating the child to its alleged father>; broadly : to connect in the way of descent : trace the origin of <affiliate Shakespeare's Hamlet to earlier plays>

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Mahieras · Answer

Thank you for suggestions.

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