organisation

UK /ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun 1

Definitions

noun

Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.

[…] a number of commentators have noted how, during meetings and in committees, for example, organisation members often experience an attack of the sillies by playing the fool and horsing around.

We know that many male City employees still go to lapdancing clubs for a fun night out. We know City organisations have struggled in their vaunted attempts to get more women on boards.

Collocations

ADJ.

criminal, dedicated, excessive, illegal, important, internal, little, other

The police worked to dismantle the criminal organisation that had operated in the city for decades.

VERB + ORGANISATION

betrayed, contribute, requires, type, undercover

The charity worker felt she had betrayed the organisation by accepting the rival job offer.

ORGANISATION + NOUN

harmony, literacy, members, number, refugees

The organisation members met every month to discuss their charity work.

PREP.

in, in, with

She worked in the organisation for ten years before deciding to retire.

ADV.

often

The charity organisation often struggled to find enough volunteers for their weekend events.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of forming or establishing something

noun — the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons

organization

noun — the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a

organization

noun — an ordered manner

noun — an organized structure for arranging or classifying

noun — a group of people who work together

organization

noun — the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[…] a number of commentators have noted how, during meetings and in committees, for example, organisation members often experience an attack of the sillies by playing the fool and horsing around.

Wiktionary

We know that many male City employees still go to lapdancing clubs for a fun night out. We know City organisations have struggled in their vaunted attempts to get more women on boards.

Wiktionary

Although excessive organisation began as a hobby of the ultra-wealthy (Shearer and Teplin once sorted Reese Witherspoon’s closet, and charge more than £200 an hour for their services), storage-stuffed

Wiktionary

For any type of organisation, internal harmony and unity are important factors in deciding its success or failure.

Tatoeba · #328977

Every year, the organisation organises a number of meetings of volunteers who go door-to-door to sell Frisian books.

Tatoeba · #394903

How can you contribute to our organisation?

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