# organisation

Pronunciation: UK say "aw-guh-ny-ZAY-shuhn" /ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/; US say "or-guh-ni-ZAY-shuhn" /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. An 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.
   - Simple: A group of people, such as a company, club or charity, that work together for the same aim.
   - _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._
2. The job of planning something, such as an event, a journey or a campaign, and sorting out the details.
   - Simple: The work of planning something like a party or a trip and getting everything ready.
   - _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._
3. The quality of being orderly and systematically arranged.
   - Simple: Having things arranged in a clear and sensible order.
   - _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._
4. The way the parts of something, such as a book or article, are arranged and structured.
   - Simple: The way the parts of something, like a book or a report, are put in order.
   - _The organisation of the chapters makes the argument easy to follow._
   - _Before publication, the editor suggested changes to the article's organisation._

## Origin

From Middle French organisation; equivalent to organise + -ation.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/organisation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).