connected

adjective
con·nect·ed
/kəˈnɛktɪd/

(usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.

Other meanings

Having relationships; involved with others.
Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.

Related words

autoconnected
biconnected
connectedly
connectedness
deconnected
diconnected
inconnected
multiconnected
nonconnected
overconnected
preconnected
superconnected

Example sentences

“The world is more connected than ever.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“She dreams of a more connected world.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I think these things are connected.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “connected” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.