Organization

  • 1organization — or‧gan‧i‧za‧tion [ˌɔːgənaɪˈzeɪʆn ǁ ˌɔːrgənə ] also organisation noun 1. [countable] ORGANIZATIONS a company, business, group etc that has been formed for a particular purpose: • a not for profit organization • Federal officials making th …

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  • 2organization — or·ga·ni·za·tion n: a body (as a corporation or union) that has a membership acting or united for a common purpose or·ga·ni·za·tion·al adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. organization …

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  • 3Organization — Or gan*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. organisation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body. The first organization of the general… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4organization — (n.) mid 15c., act of organizing, from M.Fr. organisation or directly from M.L. organizationem (nom. organizatio), noun of action from pp. stem of organizare, from L. organum instrument, organ (see ORGAN (Cf. organ)). Meaning system,… …

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  • 5organization — (Amer.) n. arrangement; state of being organized; organized body; association, union (also organisation)or·gan·i·za·tion || ‚ɔrgÉ™nÉ™ zeɪʃn /‚ɔːgÉ™naɪ …

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  • 6Organization — For other uses, see Organization (disambiguation). An organization (or organisation see spelling differences) is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived… …

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  • 7organization — organizational, adj. organizationally, adv. /awr geuh neuh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of organizing. 2. the state or manner of being organized. 3. something that is organized. 4. organic structure; composition: The organization of this …

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  • 8organization — (BrE also isation) noun 1 organized group of people ADJECTIVE ▪ large, major, mass ▪ small ▪ community, international, local …

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  • 9organization — or|gan|i|za|tion W1S2 also organisation BrE [ˌo:gənaıˈzeıʃən US ˌo:rgənə ] n 1.) a group such as a club or business that has formed for a particular purpose ▪ The public expect high standards from any large organization. ▪ the World Trade… …

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  • 10organization — n. 1) to establish, form an organization 2) to disband, dissolve an organization 3) a charitable, philanthropic; civic, community; government; health maintenance (AE); international; local; national; nonprofit, not for profit (AE); official;… …

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