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organisation, n.
(organisations)

the act of forming or establishing something
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constitution establishment formation organisation organization

sample sentences

"the constitution of a PTA group last year"
"it was the establishment of his reputation"
"he still remembers the organization of the club"

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establish establish

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form form

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constitute

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organize organize organize organize organize

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organise organise organise

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hypernym

beginning, start, commencement

hyponym

unionization, unionisation collectivization, collectivisation communization, communisation federation settlement, colonization, colonisation

the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
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organisation organization

sample sentences

"his organization of the work force was very efficient"

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organize organize organize

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organise organise organise

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activity

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randomization, randomisation systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation ordering, order listing, itemization, itemisation territorialization, territorialisation

the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
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organisation organization

sample sentences

"he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"

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organize organize organize organize organize

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organise organise organise organise

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hypernym

administration, disposal

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nonprofit organization, nonprofit, not-for-profit rationalization, rationalisation reorganization, reorganisation, shake-up, shakeup self-organization, self-organisation syndication

an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
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organisation organization system

sample sentences

"his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"
"we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"

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organize

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organise organise

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systematic systemize systemise

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hypernym

orderliness, methodicalness

an organized structure for arranging or classifying
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4

arrangement organisation organization system

sample sentences

"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"

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organize

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systemize systemise

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organise

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structure

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classification system contrivance coordinate system, frame of reference, reference system, reference frame data structure design, plan distribution, statistical distribution genetic map kinship system lattice living arrangement ontology calendar

a group of people who work together
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organisation organization

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organize organize organize

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organise organise organise

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hypernym

social group

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International Olympic Committee, IOC, I.O.C. adhocracy affiliate bureaucracy nongovernmental organization, NGO Orange Order, Association of Orangemen Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, Tammany fiefdom line of defense, line of defence line organization, line organisation association polity quango, quasi-NGO institution, establishment enterprise defense, defence, defense force, defence force establishment fire company, fire brigade company, troupe unit, social unit Peace Corps personnel, force union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood musical organization, musical organisation, musical group party, political party machine, political machine machine professional organization, professional organisation alignment, coalition, alliance, alinement federation hierarchy, power structure, pecking order delegation, deputation, commission, delegacy, mission Girl Scouts blue gray, grey host pool

member meronym

quorum membership, rank

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
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administration brass establishment governance governing body organisation organization

sample sentences

"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"

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organize organize organize organize

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administer

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organise organise organise

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hypernym

body