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free association

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free association (fr)
n.
A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient verbalizes the passing contents of his or her mind without reservation. The verbalized conflicts that emerge constitute resistances that are the basis of the psychoanalyst's interpretations.

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In 2000, in an online colloquy hosted by The Chronicle of Higher Education, David French, an attorney representing Christian Fellowship student groups at Tufts University and Middlebury College, stated that his defense of free association would extend to a Bob Jones-type group that forbade interracial dating.
When city police started removing homeless people from the location, the church sued, arguing that the action violated the church's First Amendment rights to free association and the free exercise of religion.
With his country's full support, Tokelau is preparing to hold a referendum on its draft constitution and a treaty of free association with New Zealand.
 
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