HyperDic: organisation

English > 7 senses of the word organisation:
NOUNgrouporganisation, administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organizationthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
grouporganisation, organizationa group of people who work together
cognitionorganisation, arrangement, organization, systeman organized structure for arranging or classifying
attributeorganisation, organization, systeman ordered manner
actorganisation, organizationthe act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
actorganisation, organizationthe activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
actorganisation, constitution, establishment, formation, organizationthe act of forming or establishing something
organisation > pronunciation
Soundsao.rgahnihzey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > organisation: 7 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningThe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.
Synonymsadministration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization
Membersadvisory board, planning boardA board appointed to advise the chief administrator / administrator
Part ofgovernment, authorities, regimeThe organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
Partshierarchy, power structure, pecking orderThe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
NarrowerCuria(Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church
county councilThe elected governing body of a county
executivepersons who administer the law
government officials, officialdomPeople elected or appointed to administer a government
judiciary, benchpersons who administer justice
managementThose in charge of running a business
top brassThe most important persons in a governing body
BroaderbodyA group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Spanishadministración, administración pública, gerencia, gobernanza, organización
Catalanadministració, gerència, organització
Verbsorganiseplan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organisecause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
organisecreate (as an entity)
English > organisation: 7 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningA group of people who work together.
Synonymorganization
Membersmembership, rankThe body of members of an organization or group
quorumA gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
NarrowerGirl ScoutsAn organization of young ... / young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training
International Olympic Committee, IOC, I.O.C.Organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games
Orange Order, Association of OrangemenA Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland
Peace CorpsA civilian organization sponsored by the United States government
Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, TammanyA political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption / corruption and bossism
adhocracyAn organization with little or no structure
affiliateA subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
alliance, coalition, alignment, alinementAn organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
associationA formal organization of people or groups of people
blueAny organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
bureaucracyAny organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
company, troupeOrganization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
defense, defence, defense force, defence forceAn organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, missionA group of representatives / representatives or delegates
enterpriseAn organization created for business ventures
establishmentAny large organization
federationAn organization formed by merging several groups or parties
fiefdomAn organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group
fire brigade, fire companyA private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires
force, personnelgroup of people willing / willing to obey orders
grey, grayAny organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
hierarchy, power structure, pecking orderThe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
hostAny organization that provides resources and facilities / facilities for a function or event
institution, establishmentAn organization founded and united for a specific purpose
line of defense, line of defenceAny organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
line organization, line organisationThe organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output
machine, political machineA group that controls the activities of a political party
machineAn intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
musical organization, musical organisation, musical groupAn organization of musicians who perform together
nongovernmental organization, NGOAn organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
party, political partyAn organization to gain political power
polityA politically organized unit
poolAn organization of people or resources that can be shared
professional organization, professional organisationAn organization of and for professional people
quango, quasi-NGOA quasi nongovernmental organization
union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhoodAn organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
unit, social unitAn organization regarded as part of a larger / larger social group
Broadersocial groupPeople sharing some social relation
Spanishorganización
Catalanorganització
Verbsorganisearrange by systematic planning and united effort
organisecreate (as an entity)
organiseform or join a union
English > organisation: 7 senses > noun 3, cognition
MeaningAn organized structure for arranging or classifying.
Synonymsarrangement, organization, system
NarrowercalendarA system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
classification systemA system for classifying things
contrivanceAn artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
coordinate system, frame of reference, reference system, reference frameA system that uses coordinates to establish position
data structure(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)
design, planAn arrangement scheme
distribution, statistical distribution(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
genetic mapgraphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome
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
latticeAn arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
living arrangementAn arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist
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
BroaderstructureThe complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
Spanishdisposición, ordenación, orden, organización, sistema
Catalandisposició, ordenació, ordre, sistema
Adjectivesorganisationalof or relating to an organization
Verbsorganisebring order and organization to
English > organisation: 7 senses > noun 4, attribute
MeaningAn ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized.
Synonymsorganization, system
Broaderorderliness, methodicalnessThe quality of appreciating method and system
Verbsorganisebring order and organization to
organisecause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
English > organisation: 7 senses > noun 5, act
MeaningThe act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business.
Synonymorganization
Narrowernonprofit organization, nonprofit, not-for-profitAn organization chartered for other than profit-making activities
rationalization, rationalisationThe organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
reorganization, reorganisation, shake-up, shakeupThe imposition of a new organization
self-organization, self-organisationorganizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
syndicationorganizing into or administering as a syndicate
Broaderadministration, disposalA method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Spanishdirección, organización
Catalandirecció, organització
Verbsorganisebring order and organization to
organiseplan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organisecause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
organisecreate (as an entity)
English > organisation: 7 senses > noun 6, act
MeaningThe activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically.
Synonymorganization
Narrowerlisting, itemization, itemisationThe act of making a list of items
order, orderingThe act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
randomization, randomisationA deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance
systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisationSystematic organization
territorialization, territorialisationThe act of organizing as a territory
BroaderactivityAny specific behavior
Spanishorganización
Catalanorganització
Verbsorganisebring order and organization to
organiseplan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organisecause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
English > organisation: 7 senses > noun 7, act
MeaningThe act of forming or establishing something.
Synonymsconstitution, establishment, formation, organization
Narrowercollectivization, collectivisationThe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism
colonization, colonisation, settlementThe act of colonizing
communization, communisationThe organization of a nation of the basis of communism / communism
federationThe 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
unionization, unionisationAct of forming labor unions
Broaderbeginning, start, commencementThe act of starting something
Spanishconstitución, establecimiento, formación, fundación
Catalanconstitució, establiment, formació, fundació
Verbsorganisearrange by systematic planning and united effort
organisecreate (as an entity)
organiseform or join a union

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