organization
72
2.7
- noun
- /ˌɔːrɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
:
organización
- Clear organization of information makes it easier for people to understand the report.
- the structure of the organization
- forms of organization
- level of organization
If you don't add more system and structure and organization, what happens?
- If you don't add more system and structure and organization, what happens?
- These were fundamental claims for the organization of a city.
- If it has to do with organization, right?
Examples
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There needs to be some kind of organization to your system of style numbers.
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This sort of organization seems to work really well.
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These were fundamental claims for the organization of a city.
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There is limited information about which systems within an organization will be affected by the euro.
Academic text (1999) -
French, German, Spanish, and Latin teachers encourage membership in this organization in the fall of each year.
Academic text (1990) -
Then we want to run the organization by measuring the outcomes of teaching.
Academic text (1990) -
I would strongly urge we revise the organization of the working parties.
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Mr. Donovan helped me with the organization of some of the specialist platoons.
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Effective organization of the team helped them complete the project ahead of schedule.
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The organization of the event was critical to its success, with everything planned down to the last detail.
Synonyms
∞
2.6
An organized way of doing things to avoid confusion
135
2.7
The way things are placed or organized in a place
122
3.6
An arrangement of people or things in a pattern for a purpose
107
4.8
How parts are arranged in something, like furniture or a machine
85
3.5
Organizing different parts or activities so they work well together
56
4.1
The act of starting something new, like a company or project
55
3.0
How things are arranged or planned so they work together
27
4.3
The act of officially starting a group or organization
22
2.0
A way of arranging things into groups by shared features
20
2.5
Putting people and things together because they are similar or have the same purpose
18
2.7
Arranging things in a particular sequence so they are easy to find
5
4.1
Putting things like steps or events in a particular order
3
6.7
A careful plan that coordinates people and actions to get a result
1
7.8
An order of parts or ideas that makes them easy to understand
1
7.0
Arranging things in a clear order so they are easier to find
A way of arranging parts so they form one clear structure
Putting things in a certain order by time, size, or other features
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
69
2.7
A company or group that finds and shares reports about events with the public
48
5.3
A group that uses violence to frighten people to reach political goals
27
3.0
A group that helps people or the community without trying to make money
24
3.7
An organization in Geneva that sets and enforces rules for trade between countries
15
3.5
A group of countries and people from different nations who work together on common problems
- Specialized
7
4.2
An organization that gives people group health insurance and care through a network of doctors for a yearly fee
A group of people with the same job who support members and set standards for their work
An international group of most countries in the Americas that cooperate on military, economic, social, and cultural issues
- Specialized
4
3.7
The way people in a group relate to each other and have different roles
An international United Nations agency that works to protect global health and help countries improve health services
3
2.9
A group that sells things or provides services and has people working in it
3
7.1
A group based in another country that uses violence to get political change and is often named by a government
An organization that represents Palestinian people and works for an independent state
- Literature
2
6.5
A group of civilians trained and armed like soldiers to support or replace the army
1
3.5
A group of countries and people from many places that works on world problems like health or peace
A group of European and North American countries that work together for military defence
- Specialized
1
3.4
A business that holds, lends, and invests money, like a bank or investment firm
1
3.2
A United Nations agency that works to reduce hunger and improve farming worldwide
A United Nations group that works to end hunger and help farming and food supply worldwide
- Specialized
1
6.8
Small parts act together and make a regular pattern like birds in a flock without a single leader
A United Nations agency that promotes education, science, culture, and communication worldwide
A Palestinian militant group that split from the PLO and carried out attacks in several countries
A Palestinian militant group known for killing Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
- Offensive
A Palestinian armed group that carried out violent attacks in many countries
A militant group that wants Turkey to admit the Armenian genocide, pay compensation, and give land to Armenia
A part of the U.S. Department of Defense that develops and coordinates systems to stop long-range missiles
- Formal
An organization where top managers give orders directly to workers in a clear chain
An Iranian political group that mixes left-wing and Islamic ideas and some countries call it a terrorist group
- Specialized
A rule that explains how people see separate parts as one whole
- Specialized
How people group things they see into whole shapes, for example when close or similar pieces look like one object
An organization that helps countries protect workers' rights and improve working conditions worldwide
A United Nations organization that makes rules for safe international air travel
A United Nations group that makes rules for ships and sea safety worldwide
A Palestinian armed group that split from the PLO in 1974 and carried out attacks abroad
A left-wing group in Greece that carried out violent attacks and political killings
A group of countries that produce a lot of oil and agree on how much oil to make and sell
An international group that helps countries destroy chemical weapons and checks they do not make or use them
- Specialized
A United Nations group that helps countries work together on weather, climate, and water
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Organization comes from the Greek word organon, which meant 'tool' or 'instrument' and suggested parts that work together. So the first sense — the act of arranging — is about putting parts or people into a system that works.