The phrase "affiliated themselves with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a connection or association that individuals or groups have formed with an organization or cause.
Example: "The researchers affiliated themselves with a prominent university to enhance their study's credibility."
Alternatives: "aligned themselves with" or "joined forces with".
Some have affiliated themselves with banks to demonstrate that they are backed by an established institution.
Three churches in Los Angeles have denounced the Episcopal church and affiliated themselves with an Anglican diocese in Uganda.
About 40 seats were won in the first round by candidates who have not affiliated themselves with any political party.
Mr. Taylor said that as a matter of domestic law, the authorization did grant such authority if groups in those countries had affiliated themselves with the original Al Qaeda and became "co-belligerents" in the conflict.
"The Mind/Body Medical Institute offers a very strong mainstream program," said Steven Klein, chief operating officer of Boca Raton Community Hospital in Florida, one of nine that have affiliated themselves with Dr. Benson's program.
Hazan says progress is also being made on workers' rights, with 10 universities – up from just one in 2011 – having affiliated themselves with the Worker Rights Consortium, meaning that their supply chains are being independently monitored to avoid products made in dangerous working conditions, such as those in the recent Bangladeshi garment factory tragedy.
Affiliating themselves with the American organizations may have tainted leaders within their own groups.
"Part of my deal with Target is that they have to start affiliating themselves with LGTB charity groups," she said in the interview, "and begin to reform and make amends for the mistakes they've made in the past".
Individuals are able to use these channels in order to express their interests and personalities by affiliating themselves with the brands they like, the content they consume and the people that they are connected with.
The site is slated to announce in coming weeks that anyone can gain access to the site, simply by affiliating themselves with a particular city or region.
But they usually don't go around calling themselves anything or affiliating themselves with a larger identity or group.
