organ
1
6.9
- noun
- /ˈɔrɡən/
- Archaic
:
órgano
- Du Bois offered him a position with the magazine, which was the news organ of the NAACP.
- an official organ
Examples
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Zionism possesses its official organ, "Die Welt," published in German in Vienna.
Blog text (11) -
The May 1934 Music Supervisors Journal was announced as "the official organ of the Music Educators National Conference" (MENC), and the retitled Music Educators Journal debuted in September 1934.
Academic text (2014) -
It's an article written by an organ in the first person.
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Every news organ on the planet carried their words.
Fiction book (1992) -
In its early years, the Bulletin was more a house organ than the refereed journal it was to become.
Academic text (1991) -
In October 1923, the Liberator had evolved into an organ of the Communist Party, devoting the majority of its space to politics.
Academic text (2002) -
As the unofficial organ of the People's National Party, it echoed that party's campaign for an end to colonial rule.
Academic text (2000) -
On 15 July, The Pentecostal Evangel, the official organ of the Assemblies of God, published an editorial entitled "The Ban Against God."
Academic text (1991) -
The university newspaper serves as an important organ for student expression and discussion.
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As a leading organ for public health updates, the journal provides essential information to the community.
Synonyms
139
3.1
A short email or paper that gives news and updates to a group
1
7.0
A magazine a company gives to its employees and customers
Compounds
23
3.0
A main part inside the body that does an important job, like the heart or liver
- Specialized
11
3.6
A medical operation to move a healthy organ from one person into another who needs it
- Specialized
5
3.3
A body part used to make babies, like the penis, vagina, testes, or ovaries
4
5.3
A large musical instrument that makes sound through many pipes and you play with keyboards and pedals
- Archaic
2
8.3
A street musician who plays a small hand-turned organ, often with a monkey, or a person in charge
1
8.1
A keyboard instrument that makes sound when air is pushed through thin metal strips using hand pumps
- Specialized
1
8.6
A small part at the end of a nerve that senses touch or makes a muscle move
1
5.4
An electronic keyboard that makes a rich organ sound like a pipe organ, used in jazz and rock
1
3.7
A body part that takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide when an animal breathes
- Specialized
A part of the body that gets shorter to move things, like a muscle or the heart
- Specialized
An organ that fills with blood and becomes firm during sexual excitement, like the penis or clitoris
A keyboard instrument that makes sound when air is pulled through thin metal strips, making a warm vibrating sound
- Specialized
A body part that removes waste from the blood and sends it out of the body, like the kidneys
- Specialized
An organ inside the female body that makes eggs or supports a pregnancy
- Specialized
A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm
- Archaic
A small music machine you turn by hand to play tunes from a cylinder with pegs
- Jargon
A group of pipes on an organ that make a particular sound when you choose them
- Specialized
A part of the inner ear that senses gravity and straight head movement
- Specialized
A body part that makes and releases substances into the blood or through tubes
- Specialized
A sensor on a machine that detects light, sound, distance or temperature
- Archaic
A musical instrument that uses hot air to make whistles played by a keyboard
How Official
- Literature
61
7.5
- Archaic
1
6.9
- Literature
133
3.7
139
3.1
31
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word organ comes from the Greek organon, meaning 'tool' or 'instrument'. A group's official magazine became called an organ because it acts as the group's 'tool' for speaking to the public.