organized

[awr-guh-nahyzd]

adjective

1. formally affiliated in a recognized group or organization, especially a union.

   Organized dockworkers on the East Coast were preparing for a major strike.

2. having a formal structure or network of elements, especially to coordinate or carry out widespread activities.

   Fraud is often committed by highly sophisticated webs of organized crime.

3. characterized by neatness and order, with tasks planned, materials arranged, etc., for optimum efficiency.

   Mom was a very organized person who kept detailed grocery lists and a budget book.

   An organized classroom with defined areas and spaces can be helpful for younger students.

4. systematically formulated or followed; codified.

   Specialized stroke centers offer an organized approach to inpatient care.

   Catholicism, with a capital C, is an organized body of doctrine, belief, and worship.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of organize.

organized

/ ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd /

adjective

1. planned and controlled on a large scale and involving many people

   organized crime

2. orderly and efficient

   a highly organized campaign

3. (of the workers in a factory or office) belonging to a trade union

   organized labour

Other Word Forms

• well-organized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of organized¹

First recorded in 1810–20; organize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Amazon is convinced that it needs to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, “to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business,” she said.

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Over decades, Peronism built up strong loyalty and territorial control in the province by forging close ties to organized labor and grassroots organizations, handing out pensions for retired manual laborers and stipends for young mothers.

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The second bloc consisted of mainly non-Sunni movements and regimes organized by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Its pages are organized not just around holidays, but around moods: “A Beastly, Bloody Brunch,” “A Romantic Graveside Picnic” and — naturally — a chapter on how to host your own scary movie night.

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The research examines how extraordinarily difficult it would be for organized biological information to form under plausible prebiotic conditions.

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