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organization

noun(British English also -isation)
organization pronunciation English ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn organization pronunciation American ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃn
 
1 [countable] a group of people who form a business, club, etc. together in order to achieve a particular aimto work for a business/political/voluntary organizationthe World Health OrganizationHe's the president of a large international organization.2 [uncountable] the act of making arrangements or preparations for something
Synonym
planning
I leave most of the organization of these conferences to my assistant.A wedding on that scale takes a lot of organization.
3 [uncountable] the way in which the different parts of something are arranged
Synonym
structure
The report studies the organization of labour within the company.
4 [uncountable] the quality of being arranged in a neat, careful and logical wayShe is highly intelligent but her work lacks organization.organizational, -isational
organizational pronunciation English ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənl organizational pronunciation American ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃənl
adjectiveorganizational skillsorganizational change
organizationally, -isationally
organizationally pronunciation English organizationally pronunciation American
adverb