organization

[ awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of organizing.

the state or manner of being organized.

something that is organized.

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

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

the administrative personnel or apparatus of a business.

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

an organism.

adjective

of or relating to an organization.

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

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Also especially British, or·gan·i·sa·tion .

Origin of organization

1375–1425; late Middle English organizacion<Medieval Latin organizātiōn- (stem of organizātiō), equivalent to organizāt(us) (past participle of organizāre;see organize, -ate²) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM organization

or·gan·i·za·tion·al, adjectiveor·gan·i·za·tion·al·ly, adverban·ti·or·gan·i·za·tion, nounmis·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

non·or·gan·i·za·tion, nounpre·or·gan·i·za·tion, nounsub·or·gan·i·za·tion, nounsu·per·or·gan·i·za·tion, nounun·der·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby organization

organic molecules, organic psychosis, organic solidarity, organism, organist, organization, organizational culture, organizational psychology, organization chart, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Organization for European Economic Cooperation

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How to use organization in a sentence

These are six of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations.
Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.|Sigal Samuel|September 17, 2020|Vox
Many organizations are now working to restore coastal wetlands.
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It was joined by 50 news organizations, including The Washington Post.
Because of pandemic, Supreme Court will begin new term with teleconference arguments|Robert Barnes|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
Last month the American Alpine Club announced that Mitsu Iwasaki would be the organization’s new CEO.
A Very Informal Interview with Mitsu Iwasaki|Brendan Leonard|September 14, 2020|Outside Online

However, many international organizations seem not to be trying very hard to solicit participation from these people.
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Thus, more time is spent organization and obtaining ones free of failings.
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In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
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Again, the reasoning sounds, well, reasonable, and is sourced to a respectable organization, the Samaritans.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Opechatesgays.com is one project of a much larger organization, EthicalOil.org—and here is where things get really interesting.
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Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom, but a structural feature of any functioning organization.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
It is a great thing for the musical education of the country to have such an organization travelling every winter.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for organization

organization

organisation

/ (ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of organizing or the state of being organized

an organized structure or whole

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

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

order or system; method

Derived forms of organization

organizational or organisational, adjectiveorganizationally or organisationally, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for organization

organisation

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