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or·gan·i·za·tion 
[awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 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. |
| 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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| or·gan·i·za·tion
(ôr'gə-nĭ-zā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
or'gan·i·za'tion·al adj., or'gan·i·za'tion·al·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| organization | |
noun | |
| 1. | a group of people who work together |
| 2. | an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: arrangement] |
| 3. | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: administration] |
| 4. | the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department" |
| 5. | an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" |
| 6. | the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" |
| 7. | the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: constitution] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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