organization

noun

ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce organization (audio)
Definition of organizationnext
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 Trump regularly posts official communications first on Truth Social, making his account a must-follow for Wall Street firms and news organizations that track the presidency. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 July 2026 The organization is also preparing to open up a family lodge that can temporarily shelter 45 families at a time on July 21. — Julianna Mejia july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Formed on July 1, this new public health system represents more than a simple affiliation between two respected organizations. — Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026 The organizations getting beyond experimentation are redesigning their workflows around collaboration between AI and humans, rather than viewing one as a substitute for the other. — Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for organization
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organization
  1. association
  2. institution
  3. institute
  4. society
  5. fraternity
  6. chamber
  7. brotherhood
  8. group
Noun
  • This association with high status, as well as a rudimentary analysis of the size of the bones, led archaeologists to conclude that the burial belonged to a man.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The association, which is headquartered in West Sacramento, consists of 32 churches across five states.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • Sheikh Hamad's own contribution was probably not any single institution.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Lending institutions including those providing home mortgages and car loans should require that all student debt payments be kept current as a condition to borrowers incurring even more debt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • Pontus Skoglund, a population geneticist who leads the Ancient Genomics laboratory at the institute, said the wider project to genetically sequence the remains of around 1,000 ancient individuals will help to advance our scientific understanding.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • There were 1,747 deaths above what would usually be expected during the heat wave that ran from June 18 to July 1, according to Sciensano, Belgium’s public health institute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of institute
Noun
  • Across society, loneliness and social isolation continue to rise.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Rose is a helper, an idealist desperate for a better world, which for her means decarbonizing the economy by building a better society in the process.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • The suit named the fraternity, as well as several individual fraternity members, as defendants.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Mostellar, Hensley and their two fraternity brothers took a trip to the hunting camp, according to CBS affiliate WKRG.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • Democrats and Republicans across both chambers in Congress are ready to advance passage of crypto market structure legislation, known as Clarity.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Should an agreement be reached, the bill could go before both chambers for a final vote as early as Tuesday.
    — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of chamber
Noun
  • Not all has been blissful brotherhood, though, especially on social media.
    — the Monitor’s Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
  • Another one of their friends, also gone, recruited a lifetime ago by Iran Air into a brotherhood that lasted the rest of their lives.
    — Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • At least 100,000 have been killed in the fighting, according to conflict monitoring group ACLED.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The problem is that this group is mostly comprised of uncultured idiots, so Shai and Georgia are the only people who know what Rocky Horror is.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of group

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