organisation
Pluralorganisations
US spellingorganization · also used in the UK
- 1An organised group of people, or of bodies such as companies or countries, that works together for a shared purpose, for example a business, charity or club.
The neighbouring countries set up an organisation to manage fishing in their shared waters.
Aid organisations working in the region must register with the government every year.
- 2The job of planning something, such as an event, a journey or a campaign, and sorting out the details.
The organisation of the charity fun run kept three volunteers busy for most of the spring.
She took on the organisation of the party's election campaign in the north-west.
Similarplanning, coordination, running
- 3The quality of being orderly and systematically arranged.
Her desk is a model of organisation, with every file labelled and every pen in its place.
Under the microscope, the tissue shows a surprising degree of organisation.
- 4The way the parts of something, such as a book or article, are arranged and structured.
The organisation of the chapters makes the argument easy to follow.
Before publication, the editor suggested changes to the article's organisation.
Used only in American English, spelled organization: a baseball club with its farm teams.
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Origin
From Middle French organisation; equivalent to organise + -ation.
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 2 facts
- The word comes from Middle French organisation. en.wiktionary.org
- The word is equivalent in structure to organise + -ation. en.wiktionary.org