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ORGANIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of forming or establishing something
Example:
he still remembers the organization of the club
Synonyms:
constitution; establishment; formation; organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
unionisation; unionization (act of forming labor unions)
collectivisation; collectivization (the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism)
communisation; communization (the organization of a nation of the basis of communism)
federation (the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs)
colonisation; colonization; settlement (the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies)
Derivation:
organize (bring order and organization to)
organize (arrange by systematic planning and united effort)
organize (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)
organize (form or join a union)
organize (create (as an entity))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
Example:
his organization of the work force was very efficient
Synonyms:
organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
randomisation; randomization (a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance)
rationalisation; rationalization; systematisation; systematization (systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale)
order; ordering (the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement)
itemisation; itemization; listing (the act of making a list of items)
territorialisation; territorialization (the act of organizing as a territory)
Derivation:
organize (bring order and organization to)
organize (plan and direct (a complex undertaking))
organize (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
Example:
he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department
Synonyms:
organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
administration; disposal (a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
syndication (organizing into or administering as a syndicate)
self-organisation; self-organization (organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union))
reorganisation; reorganization; shake-up; shakeup (the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes))
rationalisation; rationalization (the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency)
nonprofit; nonprofit organization; not-for-profit (an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities)
Derivation:
organize (create (as an entity))
organize (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)
organize (arrange by systematic planning and united effort)
organize (plan and direct (a complex undertaking))
organize (bring order and organization to)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
Example:
we can't do it unless we establish some system around here
Synonyms:
organisation; organization; system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
methodicalness; orderliness (the quality of appreciating method and system)
Derivation:
organize (bring order and organization to)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An organized structure for arranging or classifying
Example:
he tried to understand their system of classification
Synonyms:
arrangement; organisation; organization; system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
structure (the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
calendar (a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year)
ontology ((computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations)
living arrangement (an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist)
lattice (an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions)
kinship system ((anthropology) the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations that are entailed)
genetic map (graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome)
distribution; statistical distribution ((statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence)
design; plan (an arrangement scheme)
data structure ((computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer))
coordinate system; frame of reference; reference frame; reference system (a system that uses coordinates to establish position)
contrivance (an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.)
classification system (a system for classifying things)
Derivation:
organize (bring order and organization to)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A group of people who work together
Synonyms:
organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
Meronyms (members of "organization"):
membership; rank (the body of members of an organization or group)
quorum (a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)
Peace Corps (a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries)
force; personnel (group of people willing to obey orders)
brotherhood; labor union; trade union; trades union; union (an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer)
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
party; political party (an organization to gain political power)
machine; political machine (a group that controls the activities of a political party)
machine (an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently)
professional organisation; professional organization (an organization of and for professional people)
alignment; alinement; alliance; coalition (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)
federation (an organization formed by merging several groups or parties)
hierarchy; pecking order; power structure (the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body)
commission; delegacy; delegation; deputation; mission (a group of representatives or delegates)
Girl Scouts (an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training)
blue (any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue)
gray; grey (any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey)
host (any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event)
pool (an organization of people or resources that can be shared)
I.O.C.; International Olympic Committee; IOC (organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games)
adhocracy (an organization with little or no structure)
affiliate (a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization)
bureaucracy (any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape)
NGO; nongovernmental organization (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)
Association of Orangemen; Orange Order (a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland)
Tammany; Tammany Hall; Tammany Society (a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism)
fiefdom (an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group)
line of defence; line of defense (any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something)
company; troupe (organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical))
fire brigade; fire company (a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires)
establishment (any large organization)
defence; defence force; defense; defense force (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack)
enterprise (an organization created for business ventures)
establishment; institution (an organization founded and united for a specific purpose)
quango; quasi-NGO (a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government)
polity (a politically organized unit)
association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)
line organisation; line organization (the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output)
Derivation:
organize (arrange by systematic planning and united effort)
organize (form or join a union)
organize (create (as an entity))
Sense 7
Meaning:
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Example:
he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
Synonyms:
administration; brass; establishment; governance; governing body; organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)
Meronyms (parts of "organization"):
hierarchy; pecking order; power structure (the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body)
Meronyms (members of "organization"):
advisory board; planning board (a board appointed to advise the chief administrator)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
Curia ((Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church)
top brass (the most important persons in a governing body)
executive (persons who administer the law)
bench; judiciary (persons who administer justice)
county council (the elected governing body of a county)
government officials; officialdom (people elected or appointed to administer a government)
management (those in charge of running a business)
Holonyms ("organization" is a part of...):
authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
Derivation:
organize (bring order and organization to)
organize (plan and direct (a complex undertaking))
organize (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)
organize (create (as an entity))
Context examples:
An organization of mouse disorders based on the body site affected.
(Mouse Disorder by Site, NCI Thesaurus)
They discovered that the general principles of chromatin organization are similar in all 3 species.
(Expanding Our Understanding of Genomics, NIH)
NCIt has been produced by NCI Enterprise Vocabulary Services (EVS) since 1997, and adopted since then for use by numerous federal agencies, standards development and research organizations.
(NCI Thesaurus, NCI Thesaurus)
This was the organization which I deduced, Watson, and which I devoted my whole energy to exposing and breaking up.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
NRs share a common organization: an (N) modulatory domain, a conserved central Cys-rich region of two C4 zinc fingers that bind to specific upstream ligand-responsive target DNA elements, and a (C) ligand-binding domain.
(Nuclear Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
IODP is a collaboration of scientists from 23 countries; the organization coordinates voyages to study the history of the Earth recorded in sediments and rocks beneath the seafloor.
(Scientists return from expedition to lost continent of Zealandia, National Science Foundation)
The concept encompasses size, shape, and organization of cell architecture specific for dysplasia, cancer in situ, inflammatory atypia, and preneoplastic states associated with regenerative changes in tissue.
(Atypical Regeneration, NCI Thesaurus)
This group of organizations sees more than 40 percent of all new cancer patients in the United States each year.
(Association of Community Cancer Centers, NCI Thesaurus)
The oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from more than 50 occupations of public health.
(American Public Health Association, NCI Thesaurus)
I instance this to show the sensitiveness of my nervous organization at the time, and how unused I was to spectacles of brutality.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
