organization man

British  

noun

1. a person who subordinates his personal life to the demands of the organization he works for

2. a person who specializes in or is good at organization

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organization man ¹ Cultural  

1. Someone who subordinates his personal goals and wishes to the demands of the corporation or a similar large organization for which he works; a conformist. The term comes from the book The Organization Man, by William H. Whyte. (See also bureaucracy, bureaucrat, and conformity.)

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organization man ² Cultural  

1. Someone who represses individual desires and molds behavior to conform to the demands of the organization he or she works for. (See also bureaucracy, bureaucrat, and conformity; see also under “Business and Economics.”)

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Example Sentences

“All his teammates, everyone within the organization, man, we’re all pulling for him,” Ham said of James’ pursuit of becoming the all-time scoring leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

Steadied by 66-year-old manager Brian Snitker, an organization man for four decades, the underdog Braves won the franchise’s fourth title.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

It was hard to resist a few pokes at the organization man.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2016

But Egypt’s current moment requires something more than a gifted organization man or the faithful representative of a dusty rural electoral district.

From Newsweek • Jun. 25, 2012

I said to him that I was a loyal organization man and did not want to quarrel with our leader, Senator Platt.

From My Memories of Eighty Years by Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell)