organization
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organization
- /ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- [ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩] Canada, US
- /ˌoɹ.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US, formal
- /ˌoː.ɡə.nɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
- /ˌoː.ɡə.naɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/ New Zealand
- [ˌoː.ɡə.nɑe̯ˈzæɪ̯.ʃən] New Zealand
- /ˌɔɹˈɡæ.nɪ.zeɪ.ʃən/ Philippines, nonstandard
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation.
noun organizations · organisation
- The quality of being organized. This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
- The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article. The organization of the book is as follows.
- A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules. 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.
- A group of people consciously cooperating. Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.
- A major league club and all its farm teams. He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.
Similar: organization/organisation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: arrangement, formation, organisation, establishment, administration, governance, constitution, system, brass, organizing, organising, structuring, organizationally, structured, program, organised
noun
Similar: organization/organisation
Translations
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noun quality of being organized
| Español | organización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조직 jojik |
| 日本語 | 組織 soshiki |
| 中文 | 機構 /机构 jīgòu |
| हिन्दी | प्रबंधन prabandhan |
| Português | organização |
| Français | organisation |
| Deutsch | Organisation |
| Ελληνικά | οργάνωση orgánosi |
| Română | organizație |
| Русский | организа́ция organizácija, организо́ванность organizóvannostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tổ chức |
| العربية | تَرْتِيب tartīb, تَنْظِيم tanẓīm, تَشْكِيل taškīl |
noun the way in which something is organized
| Español | organización |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | संयोजन sãyojan |
| Português | organização |
| Français | organisation |
| Deutsch | Ordnung |
| Italiano | organizzazione |
| Română | organizare |
noun group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules
| Español | organización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조직 jojik, 기구 gigu, 단체 danche |
| 日本語 | 組織 soshiki, 機構 kikō, 団体 dantai |
| 中文 | 組織 /组织 zǔzhī, 機構 /机构 jīgòu, 集團 /集团 jítuán, 團體 /团体 tuántǐ |
| हिन्दी | संगठन saṅgaṭhan, संस्थान sansthān, संस्था sansthā, प्रतिष्ठान pratiṣṭhān |
| Kiswahili | shirika |
| Português | organização |
| Français | organisation |
| Deutsch | Organisation |
| Italiano | organizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | οργάνωση orgánosi, οργανισμός organismós |
| Română | organizație |
| Русский | организа́ция organizácija |
| Tiếng Việt | tổ chức |
| العربية | مُنَظَّمَة munaẓẓama, مُؤَسَّسَة muʔassasa |
| עברית | אִרְגּוּן irgún |
noun group of people consciously cooperating
| Español | organización |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 組織 soshiki, 団体 dantai |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिष्ठान pratiṣṭhān, संस्थान sansthān, संगठन saṅgṭhan |
| Kiswahili | shirika |
| Português | organização |
| Français | organisation |
| Deutsch | Organisation |
| Ελληνικά | οργάνωση orgánosi |
| Română | organizație |
| Русский | организа́ция organizácija |
| العربية | مُنَظَّمَة munaẓẓama |
Talk about this word "organization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/organization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. organization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/organization "organization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/organization.Cite this
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title = {organization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/organization},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
