organizationnoun
UK usually organisation uk/ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɔːr.ɡən.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/organization noun (GROUP)
B1 [ C ] a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose:
the World Health Organization
The article was about the international aid organizations.
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- The company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.
- Because the organization is a charitable enterprise it is free from tax worldwide.
- We've applied to a charitable organization for a grant for the project.
- It's an organization that offers free legal advice to people on low incomes.
- The hospital has asked various voluntary organizations to help raise money for the new operating theatre.
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- empire
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the old guard
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Enterprises
organization noun (ARRANGEMENT)
B1 [ U ] the planning of an activity or event:
He didn't want to be involved in the organization of/for the conference, although he was willing to attend and speak.
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- She's performed remarkable feats of organization for the office.
- I blame poor organization, more than lack of funds, for the failure of the project.
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Managing and organizing
- act
- administer
- administration
- bureaucracy
- bureaucratic
- campaign
- have sth in hand idiom
- head sth up
- in hand idiom
- kaizen
- manage
- management
- restructure
- run the show idiom
- running
- shakedown
- square
- square sth/sb away
- stage
- stage-manage
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organization noun (SYSTEM)
C1 [ U ] the way in which something is done or arranged
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Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- arrange
- arrangement
- catalogue
- categorize
- format
- kingdom
- precedence
- prioritize
- put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- range
- reconstruct
- rejig
- stream
- tick sth off
- topology
- track
- tracking
- triage
- umbrella
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organizational
adjective [ before noun ] UK usually organisational uk/ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən.əl/us/ˌɔːr.ɡən.əˈzeɪ.ʃən.əl/
She is looking for a personal assistant with good organizational skills.