a business organization owned and run by a society of persons or of groups of persons whose aim is not to make a profit but to give benefit to the members, association - an organization formed by persons having the same interests and held together by an orderly system of management. Most of associations are non-profit making, existing only to carry out the aims and objects for which they were formed., vähemalt kolme isiku asutatud ning nende juhitav ja kontrollitav eraõiguslik juriidiline organisatsioon, mille eesmärk on toetada liikmeid nende ühistegevuses või osutada neile teenuseid