house organ
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- noun
- /ˈhaʊs ˈɔrɡən/
- Archaic
:
revista interna
- The company's house organ includes updates on employee achievements and upcoming events.
Examples
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In its early years, the Bulletin was more a house organ than the refereed journal it was to become.
Academic text (1991) -
You have even stooped to sticking up for CNN, the Obama house organ.
Blog text (12) -
As the end of mass incarceration neared, voices were heard from inside that even the Japanese sections were, after all, the camp authority's house organ.
Academic text (2016) -
Each month, the house organ is distributed to all members, featuring articles about the organization.
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The university's house organ highlights student research and community projects in its latest edition.
Synonyms
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An official paper or magazine that an organization uses to share its news
How Official
580
4.2
- Literature
133
3.7
- Archaic
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139
3.1
∞
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141
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal senses of 'house' (a building or, less commonly, a firm) and 'organ' (a body part or musical instrument) do not transparently yield 'a newsletter published by an organization.' The publication sense of 'organ' is low-frequency and industry-specific, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words but has not encountered the phrase would be unlikely to infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
House organ may come from combining house, meaning the company, and organ, an old word for a 'voice' or way to speak for someone. It imagines the company using its own 'voice' to tell news to staff and customers, so today it means a magazine or newsletter the company publishes.