organization [awr-guh -nuh -zey -shuh n]
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See more synonyms for organization on Thesaurus.com 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 . Show More
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. Show More
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 Related forms or·gan·i·za·tion·al , adjective or·gan·i·za·tion·al·ly , adverb an·ti·or·gan·i·za·tion , noun mis·or·gan·i·za·tion , noun non·or·gan·i·za·tion , noun pre·or·gan·i·za·tion , noun sub·or·gan·i·za·tion , noun su·per·or·gan·i·za·tion , noun un·der·or·gan·i·za·tion , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for organizational directorial ,
supervisory ,
regulatory ,
governmental ,
ministerial ,
commanding ,
legislative ,
organizational ,
bureaucratic ,
managerial ,
departmental ,
authoritative ,
central ,
controlling ,
deciding ,
decisive ,
directive ,
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official Examples from the Web for organizational Contemporary Examples of organizational Beck later went on to receive a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at Harvard, and teach at a number of prestigious universities.
When the council convened, the church was an organizational mess.
The Fete Worse Than Death was an organizational disaster and a massive success.
The pro-Israel Jewish organizational landscape has become far more complicated since the 1990s.
Cells work in isolation, rotate members every few months, and keep members ignorant of organizational levels above them.
Historical Examples of organizational Any organizational society is, in some ways, like a slave society.
It develops an internal "Organizational cult" (we know best and always).
By 1970 the country's three principal religious faiths had been eliminated as organizational bodies.
Alia was responsible for ideological affairs, Kapo for organizational matters, and Spahiu for the state administration.
They must evolve the faculty of transforming group opinion into governmental or organizational action.
British Dictionary definitions for organizational 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 Show More
Derived Forms organizational or organisational , adjective organizationally or organisationally , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for organizational n. mid-15c., "act of organizing," from Middle French organisation and directly from Medieval Latin organizationem (nominative organizatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of organizare , from Latin organum "instrument, organ" (see organ ). Meaning "system, establishment" is from 1873. Organization man is from title of 1956 book by American sociologist William H. Whyte (1917-1999). Related: Organizational .
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organizational in Medicine organization [ôr′gə-nĭ-zā′ shən]
The act or process of organizing. The state or manner of being organized. Something that has been organized or made into an ordered whole. Something made up of elements with varied functions that contribute to the whole and to collective functions. A structure through which individuals cooperate systematically to conduct business. The conversion of coagulated blood, exudate, or dead tissue into fibrous tissue. Show More
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