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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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

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As these pathways expand, the organization of communication networks becomes more refined.

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The Central Council of Jews in Germany and the Jewish Claims Conference, an organization seeking compensation for Holocaust survivors, support the new system and were involved in its conception.

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He served in one of Afghanistan’s elite counterterrorism units operated by the CIA, according to AfghanEvac, a nonprofit organization that resettles Afghan nationals.

The Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, became the first mass labor organization, welcoming all “producers”: skilled and unskilled, Black and white, men and women.

It also helped shape early thinking about territorial organization.

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