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organizational

adjective

or·​ga·​ni·​za·​tion·​al ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce organizational (audio)
ˌȯrg-nə-
1
: of or relating to an organization : involving organization
the organizational state of a crystal
2
organizationally adverb

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As time passes, the images from this season — of Fields, of Taylor, of Cook — will serve as nothing more than another chapter in the book of Jets QB failures, and those failures are organizational as much as they are rooted in the quarterbacks themselves. Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025 Bosses and authority figures might surprise you and be impressed with your organizational skills and sharp ideas. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025 In its fourth year of collaboration with CNN Heroes, Elevate is also providing organizational and capacity-building support to the honorees. Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025 Good players, great coaching and an organizational edge not known here for more than a half-decade. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for organizational

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of organizational was in 1855

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“Organizational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organizational. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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