Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Organization has 8 different meanings across 1 category:
a group of people who work together
"The local organization will be hosting a charity fundraiser next weekend to raise money for the homeless shelter."
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
"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"
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
"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"
the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
"he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
"his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"
"we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"
the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
"his organization of the work force was very efficient"
the act of forming or establishing something
"the constitution of a PTA group last year"
"it was the establishment of his reputation"
"he still remembers the organization of the club"
The quality of being organized.
"Her organization made it easy for everyone to find their files in minutes."
In plain English: An organization is a group of people who work together to achieve a specific goal.
"The local charity organization held a fundraiser to help build new schools."
Usage: Use "organization" to refer to a group of people working together toward a common goal, such as a business or charity. Do not use it to describe the quality of being orderly; instead, use "organization" only when naming an actual entity or institution.
The word organization comes from the Middle French term organisation, which was borrowed into English via Medieval Latin. It originally referred to the act of arranging parts into a coherent whole, a meaning that has remained consistent in modern usage.