organization

UK/ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

nounB1Very common — you will meet it every day · #2,039 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: organizations

An organization is a group of people working together under a structure. A charitable organization, the organization said, join an organization.

The structure is what makes it one rather than a crowd — an organization outlives the people in it, which is its whole point and its whole problem. It also means the act of arranging. Note the British spelling organisation with an s, and that both are correct in Britain.

Definitions of organization

1nounorganizationA group of people working together under a structure.B1
“She works for an organization that helps homeless people.”

organization is a body of people.

Also accepted in games: organisation

Where it comes from

Medieval Latin organizatio comes from organum, an instrument or organ, from Greek organon. Organ and orgy come from a related working.

Medieval Latin
organizātiō
Middle French
organisation
English, today
organization

Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

organization in the wild

The FAO comprises 194 members, including 193 countries and one member organization, the European Union (EU).
Food and Agriculture Organization
As the world's largest international economic organization, the WTO has 166 members, representing over 98% of global trade and global GDP.
World Trade Organization
The organization is administered by a Secretariat led by the Director-General; since 2021, this position has been held by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria.
World Trade Organization
In some countries, NGOs are known as non-profit organizations while political parties and trade unions are sometimes considered NGOs as well.
Non-governmental organization
Organizations may also operate secretly or illegally in the case of secret societies, criminal organizations, and resistance movements.
Organization

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Related words

the organizātiō family

organization

organization — used about once every 253 pages · #2,039 · point at the bar for the others

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organization

UK/ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

nounB1Very common — you will meet it every day · #2,039 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: organizations

An organization is a group of people working together under a structure. A charitable organization, the organization said, join an organization.

Definitions of organization

1nounorganizationA group of people working together under a structure.B1
“She works for an organization that helps homeless people.”

organization is a body of people.

Also accepted in games: organisation

Where it comes from

Medieval Latin organizatio comes from organum, an instrument or organ, from Greek organon. Organ and orgy come from a related working.

Medieval Latin
organizātiō
Middle French
organisation
English, today
organization

Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

organization in the wild

The FAO comprises 194 members, including 193 countries and one member organization, the European Union (EU).
Food and Agriculture Organization
As the world's largest international economic organization, the WTO has 166 members, representing over 98% of global trade and global GDP.
World Trade Organization
The organization is administered by a Secretariat led by the Director-General; since 2021, this position has been held by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria.
World Trade Organization
In some countries, NGOs are known as non-profit organizations while political parties and trade unions are sometimes considered NGOs as well.
Non-governmental organization
Organizations may also operate secretly or illegally in the case of secret societies, criminal organizations, and resistance movements.
Organization

1 / 2

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

From Project Gutenberg, public domain. These sentences are from real books, shown to illustrate the word at work.

Related words

the organizātiō family

organization

organization — used about once every 253 pages · #2,039 · point at the bar for the others