Thesaurus results for ORGANIZATION

organization

noun

ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of organization

as in association

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest an organization of people devoted to promoting world peace

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Recent Examples of organization The five were found guilty and fined 4,000 Hong Kong dollars ($512) each in 2022 for breaching the Societies Ordinance, which requires local organizations to register or apply for an exemption within a month of their establishment. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The five were found guilty and fined $512 each in 2022 for breaching the Societies Ordinance, which requires local organizations to register or apply for an exemption within a month of their establishment. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The groundbreaking festival raised $10 million in donations that will go to nonprofit organizations benefitting women and girls, including the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026 The work being done next week by a broad array of news organizations will try to keep remembrances of the day active. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organization

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Observers say the case was significant to the city's freedom of association and it has been closely watched amid the city's drastic political changes following massive anti-government protests in 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
In 2018, Gallucci was part of a subsequent study that challenged the anecdotal association between consuming energy drinks and studying for longer hours in college.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

An artist who wrote more than 20 books and co-founded feminist institutions with Steinem and Jane Fonda, Morgan defied labels in love and politics.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The photographer Nina Howell Starr guest-curated an exhibition, in 1975, of Evans’s work at the museum, making her the third Black woman to have a solo show at the institution.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

Only about 70 have been observed or collected, the institute said in a statement.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The institute, which formally began domesticating Kernza in 2001, works with researchers and farmers around the world to develop perennial versions of wheat, rice, sorghum and other grain and oil seeds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of institute

Noun

Socialists are counting on the promise of a society where all needs are met by a benevolent government to convert voters to their ranks.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
The beauty of our Constitution is that regulatory tools are available to help cure problems in our society, not to change our economic system but to move toward a contented citizenry.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of society

Noun

Republican senators are warning that the Senate’s bipartisan cryptocurrency regulatory bill is likely to fail next week when the chamber returns.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
In the 2002 midterms, Republicans again bucked the historical trend, gaining seats in both chambers following the post-9/11 political climate.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of chamber

Noun

The actors first appeared together in 2001 movie Ocean’s 11, in which Clooney’s Danny oversees a group of thieves during an ambitious heist.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
The ten farmers in the group are experiencing an alternative to industrial farming that focuses on the health of the farmer, the farm, the animal, and the consumer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

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