organization

especially British, or·gan·i·sa·tion

[awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or process of organizing.

2. the state or manner of being organized. organized.

3. something that is organized.

4. organic structure; composition.

   The organization of this painting is quite remarkable.

5. a group of persons organized for some end or work; association.

   a nonprofit organization.

6. the administrative personnel or apparatus of a business.

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

8. an organism.

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.

organization

/ ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

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

2. an organized structure or whole

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

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

5. order or system; method

Other Word Forms

• organizational adjective
• organizationally adverb
• antiorganization noun
• misorganization noun
• nonorganization noun
• preorganization noun
• suborganization noun
• superorganization noun
• underorganization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of organization¹

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”; organize ) + -iō -ion

Example Sentences

Child safety organizations have pressured lawmakers to regulate AI companies and institute better safeguards for teens’ use of chatbots.

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The Times spoke to several therapists, social workers, researchers and organizations serving Thai and Asian Americans to examine how treatment and recovery can be tailored toward their needs.

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The State Department says it will designate the Cartel of the Suns as a foreign-terrorist organization on Monday.

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Washington said that latter number was misleading because Shelter 37 was not a scholarship-based organization, even though it assisted at-risk children through a variety of community services.

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“We are extremely honored to have been part of this organization for the last 20 seasons,” Joey and Jesse Buss said in a statement to ESPN, which first broke the story.

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Related Words

• association 
• body 
• business 
• circle 
• club 
• company 
• consortium 
• cooperative 
• corporation 
• establishment 
• federation 
• industry 
• institute 
• institution 
• league 
• party 
• society 
• team 
• union