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organization

organization

45 2.4
The state of having things neat and in order
  • noun
  • /ˌɔrgənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US
: organización
  • A complementary chapter is on classroom organization, with special emphasis on cooperative learning.
  • organization skills
  • planning and organization
  • level of organization

I want you to have a reasonable organisation of your energy.

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Examples

  • Despite careful organization, there have been breakdowns in supply.

  • There has not yet been sufficient information or organization for the movement to reach its political potential.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And this is a more professional, easy to read organization of your website.

  • And professional efforts will give greater organization and efficiency to an entire group.

  • I founded a cultural organization, thanks to you.

  • Along every step of the way, changes in attitudes, processes, and organization must be implemented.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We writers spend most of our time wrestling with content -- idea, plot, organization, characterization, analysis.

    Academic text (2011)
  • RI is a team effort requiring collaboration, implementation, organization, and evaluation skills.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As a result, absolute aesthetic standards replaced the systematic, historical organization of the collections proposed in 1825.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The presentation was a great example of organization, as the slides followed a clear and logical structure.

Synonyms

arrangement
vsorganization
188 2.7

The way things are placed or organized in a place

is the general quality of being well arranged not the layout itself
neatness
vsorganization
6 1.0

Being tidy and having things in order

centres on the overall well arranged state rather than only cleanliness
tidiness
vsorganization
3 1.4

The habit of keeping things neat and in order

emphasizes the general quality of being well arranged rather than habit
orderliness
vsorganization
3 3.6

A way of keeping things neat and in the right place

is broader meaning being well arranged overall rather than system detail
coherency
vsorganization
2 6.5

A clear, logical order that makes ideas or parts fit together

concerns neat physical placement rather than logical connectedness
apple-pie order
vsorganization
  • Informal
1 8.4

A place or situation where things are very clean and neatly arranged

is the normal quality of being well arranged not always perfect

Antonyms

512 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

22 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

Compounds

news organization
  • Literature
73 2.7

A company or group that finds and shares reports about events with the public

A group that uses violence to frighten people to reach political goals

A group that helps people or the community without trying to make money

An international United Nations agency that works to protect global health and help countries improve health services

A group of countries and people from different nations who work together on common problems

An organization in Geneva that sets and enforces rules for trade between countries

A group of people with the same job who support members and set standards for their work

An organization that gives people group health insurance and care through a network of doctors for a yearly fee

An international group of most countries in the Americas that cooperate on military, economic, social, and cultural issues

social organization
  • Specialized
5 3.7

The way people in a group relate to each other and have different roles

A group that works without government to help people in need

A group that sells things or provides services and has people working in it

An organization that represents Palestinian people and works for an independent state

A group based in another country that uses violence to get political change and is often named by a government

3 6.5

A group of civilians trained and armed like soldiers to support or replace the army

A United Nations agency that works to reduce hunger and improve farming worldwide

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

An organization that helps countries protect workers' rights and improve working conditions worldwide

An organization that runs youth groups like Boy Scouts or Girl Guides

A group of countries that produce a lot of oil and agree on how much oil to make and sell

self-organization
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Small parts act together and make a regular pattern like birds in a flock without a single leader

A diagram that shows the parts of a company and who reports to who

People forming their own group like a union without outside leaders

A United Nations group that helps countries work together on weather, climate, and water

1 3.4

A business that holds, lends, and invests money, like a bank or investment firm

A United Nations organization that makes rules for safe international air travel

1 3.5

A group of countries that work together to solve world problems

An international group that helps countries destroy chemical weapons and checks they do not make or use them

A United Nations agency that promotes education, science, culture, and communication worldwide

A part of the U.S. Department of Defense that develops and coordinates systems to stop long-range missiles

1 9.9

A Palestinian armed group that carried out violent attacks in many countries

A United Nations group that makes rules for ships and sea safety worldwide

A United Nations group that works to end hunger and help farming and food supply worldwide

organization man
  • Offensive
1 7.9

A man who follows his company's rules and gives up his own ideas

A group of musicians who play or sing together

A Palestinian militant group that split from the PLO and carried out attacks in several countries

A Palestinian armed group that split from the PLO in 1974 and carried out attacks abroad

1 5.5

An organization where top managers give orders directly to workers in a clear chain

organization expense
  • Specialized
1 6.7

Money paid to legally form a new business

A Palestinian militant group known for killing Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics

A Palestinian armed group active in the late 1970s and early 1980s

A militant group that wants Turkey to admit the Armenian genocide, pay compensation, and give land to Armenia

An Iranian political group that mixes left-wing and Islamic ideas and some countries call it a terrorist group

9.5

A rule that explains how people see separate parts as one whole

How people group things they see into whole shapes, for example when close or similar pieces look like one object

A left-wing group in Greece that carried out violent attacks and political killings

The amount of respect and authority a person has in a company

How Organized

system
∞ 2.7
systematization
  • US
1 7.0
order
826 1.0
organization
  • US
45 2.4
mess
∞ 1.0
disorder
22 3.7
chaos
512 3.1

Surface Forms

organization singular
organizations plural
organisations plural
organisation singular

Morphology

organization = organize (transparent) = organ + ize + ation

This abstract meaning ('the quality of being orderly') is a direct nominalization of the verb and is readily derived by learners.

Etymology

Organization also grows from the idea of parts working well, like the verb organize, which means 'to put in order'. So when we talk about someone's organization as a quality, we mean they keep things neat and well arranged.