The phrase "associate city" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to a city that is connected or affiliated with another entity, such as a program, organization, or partnership.
Example: "As an associate city in the regional development program, we are committed to improving infrastructure and services for our residents."
Alternatives: "partner city" or "affiliated city".
"Socially, we need these nonprofit organizations, no question about it," said Russell Liskov, the associate city attorney of Bridgeport.
"We recognize the good work that these nonprofits do," said Russell D. Liskov, an associate city attorney.
Russell Liskov, an associate city attorney who handles foreclosures, acknowledges that ABCD has tax-exempt status, but asserts that the Freeman houses are not exempt because they are not in active use.
His father, the late Paul H. Blaustein, was a patent lawyer and a partner in Hopgood, Calimafde, a law firm in Manhattan, and also an associate city judge in White Plains.
That disparity between the quality of the housing and the variety of stores is something that is starting to change, and if it does in any significant way, the neighborhood will become more appealing to people who associate city life with a convenient cup of coffee.
"There was always an underlying fear that if the city did not do something she wanted that she would come back and make them do something more," said Susan Wiviott, an associate city commissioner responsible for planning homeless policy under Mr. Giuliani.
The associated City of Newcastle Swimming Club has produced a string of international swimmers in the past.
Yet, the production of urban knowledge and associated city visions by specific 'expert' professions have been shown to influence how cities were planned and built throughout history.
The more I traveled, the more I associated cities with certain restaurants, and anticipated each reunion.
Her face often registers a "What in God's name is next?" expression that I associate with city parents.
Champions of the Syracuse experiments know that most people associate their city with industrial decline and urban emptiness.
