The phrase "associated states" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing political, legal, or organizational relationships between entities that have a formal connection but are not fully integrated.
Example: "The treaty outlines the responsibilities of the associated states in the regional alliance."
Alternatives: "affiliated states" or "connected states".
It is a mixture of independent states, associated states, integral parts of non-Pacific Island countries, and dependent states.
We will soon elaborate on the proposal for a pilot project on resettlement in which all member states and associated states could take part".
It points to nations like Switzerland and Israel, which are associated states rather than full members and yet have good access to EU research schemes.
The level of funding is substantial, and about 10% of the global budget for marine science issued from the European Union--which of course is distributed among partnerships formed from subsets of the E.U.'s 15+ member (and associated) states.
They more closely resemble territories of the United States than genuine sovereign states -- rather like the Cook Islands and Niue, "freely associated states" of New Zealand which make no claim to sovereign statehood and are not UN member states.
Opting out, two flags, two pension plans, associated states, Two Nations and all the other baggage of political dualism was ushering Quebec out of Confederation on the instalment plan.
Eliezer D, Kutluay E, Bussell R Jr., Browne G. Conformational properties of alpha-synuclein in its free and lipid-associated states.
These findings illuminate cellular logic of prefrontal cortex information processing and natural adaptive behavior and may point the way to cell-type-specific understanding and treatment of disease-associated states.
Though the states revealed by CRF and HMM are different, they could be roughly divided into four groups: promoter-associated states, enhancer-associated states, transcribed region-associated states, and low-signal states.
Rab GTPases cycle between activate, GTP-bound, membrane-associated states and inactive, GDP-bound, cytosolic states.
The promoter-associated states revealed by HMM were very different from those revealed by the CRF model.
