See Also: Organization(money)
organization(dictionary)
organization(dictionary)
Organization(medicine)
Self regulatory organization (SRO)(finance)
international organization(encyclopedia)
Organization (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Non-profit organization(finance)
nongovernmental organization (NGO)(encyclopedia)
Self-regulatory organization (SRO)(money)

organization (iou)



organization noun. Also organisation. LME.
[from ORGANIZE + -ATION; in early use and sense 3 from medieval Latin organizatio(n-).]
a. The action of organizing or the condition of being organized as a living being; connection and coordination of parts for vital functions or processes. Also, the way in which a living being is organized; the structure of (any part of) a living organism; constitution. LME.
H. James The princess is a massive lady with the organisation of an athlete.
b. An organized structure, body, or being; an organism. E18.
c. The fact or process of becoming organized or organic; Medicine the conversion of a fibrin clot into fibrous tissue during the healing of a wound. E19.
a. The condition of being organized; the way in which something is organized; coordination of parts in an organic whole; systematic arrangement. L18.
A. S. Dale In organization, the Nation was..run like a family affair. A. Lively He explained..in detail the organization of the railroad company.
b. The action of organizing or putting into systematic form; the arranging and coordinating of parts into a systematic whole. E19.
c. An organized body, system, or society. E19.
M. Mead Different forms of marriage..and age-grading..resulted in a rich and complex form of social organization. South African Panorama An organisation run by the students themselves..renders a very important community service.
Medieval Music. The singing of the organum. L18.
Phrases: organization and methods management techniques and work study applied in office administration with a view to increasing efficiency.
Comb.: organization centre Embryology = ORGANIZER 2; organization chart a graphic representation of the structure of an organization showing the relationships of the positions or jobs within it; organization man (orig. US) a man who subordinates his individuality and personal life to the organization he serves.
organizational adjective of or pertaining to organization. M20.
organizationally adverb M20.
organizationist noun a person who advocates or practises organization L19.
organizatory adjective of or pertaining to organization E20.