organization
∞
2.7
- noun
- /ˌɔːrɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
:
organización
- She works for a nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged children.
- a nongovernmental organization
- a religious organization
- a nonprofit organization
Scriptwriters Network is a good organization to join.
- Scriptwriters Network is a good organization to join.
- Looks like more trustworthy organizations in charge of this stuff.
- That's why now more than ever, we need organizations that are fighting back.
- And we need people and organizations and corporations like Verizon.
- And that was the way the organization called Ankitel was born.
- The profits go back to the organization for its purposes.
- There are some really great organizations out there doing awesome work.
- You know, lots of print organizations have been just closing up shop.
- Just ask the polling organizations to include my name in the polls.
- Or sometimes you have to push organizations to go when they don't want to.
- So there's the BLM organization, there's also the movement.
Examples
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There are both local and national organizations that are open to involvement in such projects.
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Scriptwriters Network is a good organization to join.
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But he had been in this organization for many years.
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I want to lead a huge charity organization.
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But people tend to join organizations where they want to work.
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There are some really great organizations out there doing awesome work.
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GLSEN is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.
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Graham Estates is a nonprofit organization.
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I'm part of a women's organization in the Cambridge area.
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According to El-Ghobashy, thousands of humanitarian organizations are planning or building development projects around the world.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of people who work together to reach a shared goal
329
2.4
A group of people organized to do a specific job, like soldiers or a ship crew
188
2.8
A group of people who share a common purpose or interest
8
4.0
A group of people who work together for a shared purpose
2
8.5
A group of people who work together for a common purpose
1
6.6
A group of people who act together for a shared purpose
A group of people or organizations formed to work together for a common purpose
A formal group of people who work together for a shared purpose
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 Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Organization is from the same root as organize and organ, all carrying the idea of parts 'working together'. That's why an organization can mean a group of people who join to do one job together.