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or⋅gan⋅i⋅za⋅tion
[awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act or process of organizing. |
| 2. | the state or manner of being organized. |
| 3. | something that is organized. |
| 4. | organic structure; composition: The organization of this painting is quite remarkable. |
| 5. | a group of persons organized for some end or work; association: a nonprofit organization. |
| 6. | the administrative personnel or apparatus of a business. |
| 7. | the functionaries of a political party along with the offices, committees, etc., that they fill. |
| 8. | an organism. |
–adjective
| 9. | of or pertaining to an organization. |
| 10. | Informal. conforming entirely to the standards, rules, or demands of an organization, esp. that of one's employer: an organization mentality. |
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Organization
Or`gan*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. organisation.]1. The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body. "The first organization of the general government." --Pickering. 2. The state of being organized; also, the relations included in such a state or condition. What is organization but the connection of parts in and for a whole, so that each part is, at once, end and means? --Coleridge. 3. That which is organized; an organized existence; an organism; specif. (Biol.), an arrangement of parts for the performance of the functions necessary to life. The cell may be regarded as the most simple, the most common, and the earliest form of organization. --McKendrick.
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Language Translation for : organization
Spanish:
organización,
German:
die Organisation,
Japanese:
組織
Main Entry: or·ga·ni·za·tion
Function: noun
: a body (as a corporation or union) that has a membership acting or united for a common purpose —or·ga·ni·za·tion·al adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: or·ga·ni·za·tion
Variant: also British or·ga·ni·sa·tion /"org-(&-)n&-'zA-sh&n/
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of organizing or of being organized b : the condition of being organized
2 : the formation offibrous tissue from a clot or exudate by invasion of connective tissue cells and capillaries from adjoining tissues accompanied by phagocytosis of superfluous material and multiplication of connectivetissue cells
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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organization or·gan·i·za·tion (ôr'gə-nĭ-zā'shən)
n.
- The act or process of organizing.
- The state or manner of being organized.
- Something that has been organized or made into an ordered whole.
- Something made up of elements with varied functions that contribute to the whole and to collective functions.
- A structure through which individuals cooperate systematically to conduct business.
- The conversion of coagulated blood, exudate, or dead tissue into fibrous tissue.
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