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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ORGANIZA'TION, n.
1. The act or process of forming organs or instruments of action.
2. The act of forming or arranging the parts of a compound or complex body in a suitable manner for use or service; the act of distributing into suitable divisions and appointing the proper officers, as an army or a government.
The first organization of the general government.
3. Structure; form; suitable disposition of parts which are to act together in a compound body.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a group of people who work together [syn: organization, organisation]
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, organization, organisation, system]
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, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation]
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" [syn: organization, organisation]
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" [syn: organization, organisation, system]
6: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" [syn: organization, organisation]
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, establishment, formation, organization, organisation]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or process of organizing or of being organized b. the condition or manner of being organized 2. a. association, society <charitable organizations> b. an administrative and functional structure (as a business or a political party); also the personnel of such a structure II. adjective Date: 1949 characterized by complete conformity to the standards and requirements of an organization <an organization man>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also -isation) 1 the act or an instance of organizing; the state of being organized. 2 an organized body, esp. a business, government department, charity, etc. 3 systematic arrangement; tidiness. Phrases and idioms: organization man a man who subordinates his individuality and his personal life to the organization he serves. Derivatives: organizational adj. organizationally adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(organizations) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in BRIT, also use 'organisation' 1. An organization is an official group of people, for example a political party, a business, a charity, or a club. Most of these specialized schools are provided by voluntary organizations. ...a report by the International Labour Organisation. N-COUNT: oft in names 2. The organization of an event or activity involves making all the necessary arrangements for it. ...the exceptional attention to detail that goes into the organisation of this event... Several projects have been delayed by poor organisation. 3. The organization of something is the way in which its different parts are arranged or relate to each other. I am aware that the organization of the book leaves something to be desired. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Construction, constitution, organizing, forming, making. 2. Organism, organized being, organized existence, organic structure.

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