organization

== English == === Alternative forms === organisation (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (General American, formal, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɔɹ.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌoː.ɡə.nɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌoː.ɡə.naɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/ (Philippines, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˌɔɹˈɡæ.nɪ.zeɪ.ʃən/ Hyphenation: or‧ga‧ni‧za‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === organization (countable and uncountable, plural organizations) (uncountable) The quality of being organized. (uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article. (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules. (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating. (baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams. ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:organization ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== organization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “organization”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “organization”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.