Definitions for organisation

Definitions for (noun) organisation

Main entry: constitution, formation, establishment, organisation, organization

Definition: the act of forming or establishing something

Usage: the constitution of a PTA group last year; it was the establishment of his reputation; he still remembers the organization of the club


Main entry: organisation, organization

Definition: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically

Usage: his organization of the work force was very efficient


Main entry: organisation, organization

Definition: the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business

Usage: he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department


Main entry: organisation, organization, system

Definition: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

Usage: his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality; we can't do it unless we establish some system around here


Main entry: system, arrangement, organisation, organization

Definition: an organized structure for arranging or classifying

Usage: he changed the arrangement of the topics; the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original; he tried to understand their system of classification


Main entry: organisation, organization

Definition: a group of people who work together


Main entry: establishment, governance, governing body, brass, organisation, organization, administration

Definition: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

Usage: he claims that the present administration is corrupt; the governance of an association is responsible to its members; he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment


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