organization

Pronunciation: /ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a group of people who work together
  2. noun an organized structure for arranging or classifying
  3. noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

organisation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
social group
Narrower (hyponyms)
federation, professional organization, grey, pool, quango, blue

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