organization

[ 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

Derived Forms

• ˌorganiˈzationally, adverb
• ˌorganiˈzational, adjective

Other Words From

• 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

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

Example Sentences

“We knew then that regardless of the election’s outcome, we need increased investment in our organization.”

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Jackson Women's Health Organization which led to more abortion bans across the country, abortion funds have been pushed to the brink.

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Gabbard, like many other "America First" proponents, exempts Israel from her quasi-isolationist critiques, once describing pro-Palestine protesters as puppets of a "radical Islamist organization" and serving as a keynote speaker at a conference hosted by Christians United for Israel.

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Tanton, a long-standing member of the Sierra Club’s Michigan chapter, became the head of the organization’s national population committee.

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That’s why, he thought, the immigration fight had to be taken up inside the conservation movement itself, by what is viewed as America’s most prominent environmental organization, an organization that would have the moral authority to bring difficult messages to the public.

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Related Words

• association
• body
• business
• circle
• club
• company
• consortium
• cooperative
• corporation
• establishment
• federation
• industry
• institute
• institution
• league
• party
• society
• team
• union