organization

Definition

  • noun: a company, business, club, etc., that is formed for a particular purpose
  • noun: the act or process of 'organizing' or of being 'organized'
  • synonyms: organism, machine, system

Examples

  • She has strong 'organizational' skills. [=she is very skillful at arranging things in a sensible and useful way]

  • an 'organizational chart' [=a chart that shows how all of the jobs in a large company relate to each other]

  • She is the leader of an international 'organization' devoted to the protection of natural resources.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I need to put the march back a day. Why? I have to be home right now. Yes. Okay. I understand. But I have to tell you the organization looks good. Real good. The mood is strong. And the locals are prepared. The SNCC kids are ready to go. We can start it off from Selma, (..)
    2014 Selma
  • (..) Enough of this now. I haven't the time for this. None of us got the time for this. John. James. The way our organization works is straightforward. We negotiate. We demonstrate. We resist. And on our best days, our adversary helps the matter by making a mistake. (..)
    2014 Selma