Definition of ORGANIZATION

organization

Meanings

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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 22

organization is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
organization is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
organization is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

organization is a valid Words With Friends word