organization

[ awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of organizing.

  2. the state or manner of being organized.

  1. something that is organized.

  2. organic structure; composition: The organization of this painting is quite remarkable.

  3. a group of persons organized for some end or work; association: a nonprofit organization.

  4. the administrative personnel or apparatus of a business.

  5. the functionaries of a political party along with the offices, committees, etc., that they fill.

adjective
  1. of or relating to an organization.

  2. Informal. conforming entirely to the standards, rules, or demands of an organization, especially that of one's employer: an organization mentality.

Origin of organization

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English organizacion, from Medieval Latin organizātiōn-, stem of organizātiō, equivalent to organizāt(us) “arranged” (past participle of organizāre “to contrive, arrange”; see organize) + -iō -ion
  • Also especially British, or·gan·i·sa·tion .

Other words from organization

  • or·gan·i·za·tion·al, adjective
  • or·gan·i·za·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
  • mis·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
  • non·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
  • pre·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
  • sub·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
  • su·per·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
  • un·der·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

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How to use organization in a sentence

  • The reformers of the earlier period were not indifferent to the need for centralized organization in the banking system.

    Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
  • And now I am going on to a review of the broad facts of the educational organization of our present world.

    The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
  • I have tried to show that, given organization, given the will for it, such a world-wide education is possible.

    The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
  • But the strange mystery, the secret that lies concealed within its organization, is realized by but few.

  • It is a great thing for the musical education of the country to have such an organization travelling every winter.

British Dictionary definitions for organization

organization

organisation

/ (ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of organizing or the state of being organized

  2. an organized structure or whole

  1. a business or administrative concern united and constructed for a particular end

  2. a body of administrative officials, as of a political party, a government department, etc

  3. order or system; method

Derived forms of organization

  • organizational or organisational, adjective
  • organizationally or organisationally, adverb

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