org

[ awrg, oh-ahr-jee for 1; awrg, for 2 ]

/ ˈɔrg, ˈoʊˈɑrˈdʒi for 1; ˈɔrg, for 2 /

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(on the internet) a top-level domain appearing as a suffix on domain names used especially for nonprofit organizations.

noun

Informal. an organization, especially a nonprofit: The youth soccer org that I'm treasurer for has an account with this bank.

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Origin of org

First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening of organization

Words nearby org

orf, orfe, Orfeo ed Euridice, Orff, orfray, org, organ, organa, organdie, organdy, organelle

Other definitions for org (2 of 2)

org.

abbreviation

organic.

organization.

organized.

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How to use org in a sentence

If a female member became pregnant, she was demoted to a non-Sea Org mission.
10 Juiciest Bits From Ex-Scientologist’s Tell-All ‘Beyond Belief’|Kevin Fallon|February 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As a teenager, Miscavige Hill was in a training course with a boy who was not a member of Sea Org.
10 Juiciest Bits From Ex-Scientologist’s Tell-All ‘Beyond Belief’|Kevin Fallon|February 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At age 7, she says she was forced to sign a contract pledging to serve Sea Org “for the next billion years.”
10 Juiciest Bits From Ex-Scientologist’s Tell-All ‘Beyond Belief’|Kevin Fallon|February 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He also began refitting ships and recruiting children for his Sea Org.
15 Scientology Revelations From Lawrence Wright’s ‘Going Clear’|The Daily Beast|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The day after the shooting, an online forum popped up on Colorado4x4.org to address the issue.
What’s Next for the Aurora Theater?|Christine Pelisek, Eliza Shapiro|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Day has dances and fun till de Ku Klux org'nizes and den it am lots of trouble.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves.|Work Projects Administration
Technocracy is not an organization that wants to overthrow the American government, but only an org.
Futuria Fantasia, Summer 1939|Ray Bradbury

British Dictionary definitions for org (1 of 2)

org

the internet domain name for

an organization, usually a nonprofit-making organization

British Dictionary definitions for org (2 of 2)

org.

abbreviation for

organic

organization

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