Organization - Wikipedia-style Article

Organization

Definition

Organization refers to a structured group of people, entities, or systems arranged for a specific purpose, such as a business, government, or social institution. It can also describe the act or process of arranging things systematically.

Parts of Speech
  • Noun
Pronunciation

American English

  • IPA Pronunciation: /ˌɔːr.ɡən.ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Respelling: OR-guh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn

British English

  • IPA Pronunciation: /ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Respelling: OR-guh-ny-ZAY-shuhn
Etymology

The word "organization" originates from the Late Latin "organizatio," meaning "to arrange," derived from Greek "organon," meaning "tool" or "instrument." The modern sense of the term developed in the 19th century to describe groups or structures formed for specific purposes.

Derivatives
  • Organize (verb)
  • Organizational (adjective)
  • Organizer (noun)
  • Reorganization (noun)
  • Disorganization (noun)
Synonyms
  • Institution
  • Group
  • System
Antonyms
  • Disorder
  • Chaos
  • Confusion
Usage

The term "organization" is widely used in both formal and informal contexts. For example, "The nonprofit organization focuses on environmental conservation," or "Good organization is key to managing a project effectively."

Related Terms
  • Structure: The arrangement of parts in a whole.
  • Management: The process of coordinating people or tasks.
  • System: A set of connected elements that work together.
Detailed Definitions

Noun

  • A group of people or entities systematically arranged for a specific purpose:
    • Example: "The health organization provided aid to disaster-stricken areas."
  • The act or process of arranging things systematically:
    • Example: "Her organization skills helped streamline the event."
  • The state of being arranged in an orderly way:
    • Example: "The organization of files on the server made retrieval easy."

organization

The health organization provided aid to disaster-stricken areas.
Her organization skills helped streamline the event.
The organization of files on the server made retrieval easy.
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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese

  • "组织" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /tsu˥˩t͡ʂɹ̩˧˥˩/
  • Respelling in English: zǔzhī

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  • "机构" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /t͡ɕi˧˥kʊŋ˩˥/
  • Respelling in English: jīgòu

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🇮🇳 Hindi

  • "संगठन" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /səŋɡɑːt̪ʰən/
  • Respelling in English: sangathan

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  • "अधिसंस्था" (authority)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /əd̪ʱisəŋst̪ʰɑː/
  • Respelling in English: adhisanstha

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🇪🇸 Spanish

  • "Organización" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /oɾɣaniθaˈθjon/
  • Respelling in English: organización

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  • "Institución" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /instituˈθjon/
  • Respelling in English: institución

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🇫🇷 French

  • "Organisation" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ɔʁganizasjɔ̃/
  • Respelling in English: organisation

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  • "Institution" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ɛ̃stitysjɔ̃/
  • Respelling in English: institution

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🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic

  • "منظمة" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /munazzama/
  • Respelling in English: munazzama

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  • "مؤسسة" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /mu'assisah/
  • Respelling in English: mu'assisah

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🇧🇩 Bengali

  • "সংস্থা" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ʃɔŋstʰa/
  • Respelling in English: sangstha

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  • "প্রতিষ্ঠান" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /pɹot̪ist̪ʰan/
  • Respelling in English: protishthan

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🇷🇺 Russian

  • "Организация" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ɐrɡɐˈnʲizətsɨjə/
  • Respelling in English: organizatsiya

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  • "Учреждение" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ut͡ɕrʲɪˈʐdʲenʲɪje/
  • Respelling in English: uchrezhdenie

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🇵🇹 Portuguese

  • "Organização" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /oɾɡɐniˈzaˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Respelling in English: organização

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  • "Instituição" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ĩstiˈtusɐ̃w̃/
  • Respelling in English: instituição

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🇮🇩 Indonesian

  • "Organisasi" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /organisasi/
  • Respelling in English: organisasi

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  • "Institusi" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /institusi/
  • Respelling in English: institusi

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🇩🇪 German

  • "Organisation" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ɔʁɡaˌniˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Respelling in English: Organisation

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  • "Institution" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /ɪnstɪtuˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Respelling in English: Institution

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🇯🇵 Japanese

  • "組織" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /soːʃiki/
  • Respelling in English: soshiki

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  • "機関" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /kikan/
  • Respelling in English: kikan

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🇻🇳 Vietnamese

  • "Tổ chức" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /tə˧˥ t͡ɕuk̚˦˥ˀ/
  • Respelling in English: tổ chức

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  • "Cơ quan" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /kə˧˥ kwan˧/
  • Respelling in English: cơ quan

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🇰🇷 Korean

  • "조직" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /t͡ɕo.d͡ʑik̚/
  • Respelling in English: jojik

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  • "기관" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /gi.gwan/
  • Respelling in English: gigwan

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🇹🇷 Turkish

  • "Organizasyon" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /organizasjon/
  • Respelling in English: organizasyon

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  • "Kurum" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /kurum/
  • Respelling in English: kurum

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🇵🇰 Urdu

  • "تنظیم" (organization)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /t̪ənziːm/
  • Respelling in English: tanzeem

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  • "ادارہ" (institution)
  • IPA Pronunciation: /idaːraː/
  • Respelling in English: idaara

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