Dictionary entry details
• ORGANIZATION (noun)
Meaning:
A group of people who work together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
organization; organisation
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
Meronyms (members of "organization"):
quorum (a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business)
membership; rank (the body of members of an organization or group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
machine (an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently)
machine; political machine (a group that controls the activities of a political party)
party; political party (an organization to gain political power)
musical group; musical organisation; musical organization (an organization of musicians who perform together)
brotherhood; labor union; trade union; trades union; union (an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer)
force; personnel (group of people willing to obey orders)
Peace Corps (a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries)
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)
social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)
company; troupe (organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical))
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)
adhocracy (an organization with little or no structure)
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)
line organisation; line organization (the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output)
association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)
polity (a politically organized unit)
quango; quasi-NGO (a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government)
establishment; institution (an organization founded and united for a specific purpose)
enterprise (an organization created for business ventures)
defence; defence force; defense; defense force (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack)
establishment (any large organization)
fire brigade; fire company (a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires)
affiliate (a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization)
Instance hyponyms:
Association of Orangemen; Orange Order (a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland)
Meaning:
An organized structure for arranging or classifying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
organisation; organization; arrangement; system
Context examples:
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
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)
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)
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)
Meaning:
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
governing body; governance; administration; organisation; establishment; brass; organization
Context examples:
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
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)
Meaning:
The act of forming something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
establishment; constitution; formation; organization; organisation
Context examples:
the constitution of a PTA group last year / it was the establishment of his reputation / he still remembers the organization of the club
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)
Meaning:
The act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
organization; organisation
Context example:
he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
administration; disposal (a method of tending to (especially business) matters)
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)
Meaning:
The activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
organisation; organization
Context example:
his organization of the work force was very efficient
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organization"):
territorialisation; territorialization (the act of organizing as a territory)
itemisation; itemization; listing (the act of making a list of items)
order; ordering (the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement)
rationalisation; rationalization; systematisation; systematization (systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale)
randomisation; randomization (a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance)
Meaning:
An ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
organisation; organization; system
Context examples:
his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality / we can't do it unless we establish some system around here
Hypernyms ("organization" is a kind of...):
methodicalness; orderliness (the quality of appreciating method and system)
