organization

noun
/ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/CA/ˌoː.ɡə.nɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation.

  1. derived from organizātiō
  2. borrowed from organisation

Definitions

  1. The quality of being organized.

    • This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
  2. The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.

    • The organization of the book is as follows.
  3. A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.

    • In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization. If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.
  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. A group of people consciously cooperating.

      • Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.
    2. A major league club and all its farm teams.

      • He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at organization. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01organization02rules03rule04ruling05law06regulations07regulation

A definitional loop anchored at organization. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at organization

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA