organizations

[awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn]

or·gan·i·za·tion

[awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn]
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.
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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.
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adjective
9.
of or pertaining to an organization.
10.
Informal. conforming entirely to the standards, rules, or demands of an organization, especially that of one's employer: an organization mentality.

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Organizations is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English organizacion < Medieval Latin organizātiōn- (stem of organizātiō), equivalent to organizāt(us) (past participle of organizāre; see organize, -ate2) + -iōn- -ion

or·gan·i·za·tion·al, adjective
or·gan·i·za·tion·al·ly, adverb
an·ti·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
mis·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
non·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
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pre·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
sub·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
su·per·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
un·der·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun
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