organization

Plural: organizations

Noun

• a group of people who work together
• an organized structure for arranging or classifying
  • "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"
• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
• the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
  • "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
  • "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"
• the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
  • "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
• the act of forming or establishing something
  • "he still remembers the organization of the club"
• The quality of being organized.
• The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
• A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
• A group of people consciously cooperating.
• A major league club and all its farm teams.

Examples

• He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.
• In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization. If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.
• Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.
• The organization of the book is as follows.
• This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.

Synonyms

administration, arrangement, brass, constitution, establishment, formation, governance, governing body, organisation, system, organization/organisation

Related Words

:Category:en:Organizations, Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 709. Cooperation, Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 712. Party, Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class VI § 968. Lawyer, organize