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community organization

American  
[kuh-myoo-ni-tee awr-guh-nuh-zay-shuhn] / kəˈmju nɪ ti ˌɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

  • community organizations
    plural
  1. an organization, often a charitable one, that is created to serve the needs of a specific community.

  2. work done in collaboration with community members to provide resources that improve community well-being.


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Today, Martinez’s community organization is one of several groups behind a plan to bring transportation access to South Los Angeles in the form of e-bikes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2024

The authors partnered with this community organization to broaden the sample of participants beyond the local New Brunswick area and to contribute to the larger conversations about cancer communication.

From Science Daily Oct. 16, 2023

You could also investigate what should be reported to 311 to get a response from a city agency, and what a registered community organization can help to address.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2023

TALLINN, Estonia — A former correspondent for a top Polish newspaper has been denied life-saving heart medication in Belarusian prison, a representative of Belarus’ largest Polish community organization told reporters Tuesday.

From Washington Times Aug. 30, 2023

It would lead the community itself to a new sense of its duty toward the social life of the young, and to a new concept of the school as a part of the community organization.

From New Ideals in Rural Schools by George Herbert Betts

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