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organization definition

or·gani·za·tion (ôr′gə ni zā′s̸hən, -nī-)

noun

  1. an organizing or being organized
  2. the manner of being organized; organic structure
  3. Rare organism
  4. any unified, consolidated group of elements; systematized whole; esp.,
    1. a body of persons organized for some specific purpose, as a club, union, or society
    2. the administrative personnel or executive structure of a business
    3. all the functionaries, committees, etc. of a political party

Etymology: ME organizacion < ML organizatio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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