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

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How to use organization in a sentence

Her organization is currently looking at potentially challenging more than a dozen such cases in court.
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That’s led to growing interest in the development of artificial spiking neural networks as well as so-called neuromorphic hardware—computer chips that mimic the physical organization and principles of the brain—that could run them more efficiently.
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A number of government organizations, too, have been closed down as a preventive measure for coronavirus spreading.
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For instance, if they’re a no-profit organization, they don’t want to sell anything but rather raise awareness.
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Countless organizations are newly engaging with the question of how to have meaningful conversations about race.
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But instead of board member, the definitive organizational role in contemporary corporatism is (yep) the human resources manager.
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Beck later went on to receive a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at Harvard, and teach at a number of prestigious universities.
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Those groups have deep organizational roots and were instrumental in the takeover but have been largely overshadowed by ISIS.
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When the council convened, the church was an organizational mess.
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The Fete Worse Than Death was an organizational disaster and a massive success.
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Furthermore, you won't be part of a great organizational machine, but very much on your own.
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More startled now than taken back, I summoned my organizational abilities to make sense of what she had imparted to me.
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Also not addressed here are the training, education, and organizational implications required under a regime of Rapid Dominance.
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They hadn't any organization, or any place to maintain on an organizational pecking-order.
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Tulan occupied himself with organizational tasks and clung to what dignity he could.
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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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