organization chart

American  

noun

1. a diagrammatic representation showing how departments or divisions in an organization, as a large corporation, are related to one another along lines of authority.

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organization chart British  

noun

1. a diagram representing the management structure of a company, showing the responsibilities of each department, the relationships of the departments to each other, and the hierarchy of management

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Etymology

Origin of organization chart

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Amar Subramanya, who helped oversee Google’s Gemini chatbot before decamping to Microsoft earlier this year, will join Apple as vice president of AI, one rung lower than where Giannandrea was in the organization chart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The city’s office employs 12 investigators, according to a 2023 organization chart.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024

“His organization chart is an inverted T, which means everything flows to Alex Jones. Alex Jones made all the major decisions, and I think Alex Jones knows where the money is,” Mr. Pettingill said.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

The disc also contains hours of vintage bonus content such as interactive on the Corleone family tree and crime organization chart and film timeline, production featurettes and additional scenes.

From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2022

The ACD organization chart was a snapshot of two decades of change at Langley.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly