organization
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a group of people who work together
Types & categories
- social group hypernym
- adhocracy hyponym
- affiliate hyponym
- bureaucracy hyponym
- nongovernmental organization hyponym
- Tammany Hall hyponym
- fiefdom hyponym
- line of defense hyponym
- line organization hyponym
- association hyponym
- polity hyponym
- quango hyponym
- institution hyponym
- enterprise hyponym
- defense force hyponym
- establishment hyponym
- fire brigade hyponym
- troupe hyponym
- social unit hyponym
- Peace Corps hyponym
- personnel hyponym
- union hyponym
- musical organization hyponym
- party hyponym
- political machine hyponym
- machine hyponym
- professional organization hyponym
- coalition hyponym
- federation hyponym
- power structure hyponym
- delegation hyponym
- Girl Scouts hyponym
- blue hyponym
- gray hyponym
- host hyponym
- pool hyponym
- Orange Order instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- quorum member meronym
- membership member meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
he changed the arrangement of the topics
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- classification system hyponym
- contrivance hyponym
- frame of reference hyponym
- data structure hyponym
- design hyponym
- distribution hyponym
- genetic map hyponym
- kinship system hyponym
- lattice hyponym
- living arrangement hyponym
- ontology hyponym
- calendar hyponym
Related & opposite
- coordinate derivation
- systematize derivation
Sense 3 noun
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
he claims that the present administration is corrupt
Types & categories
- body hypernym
- Curia hyponym
- top brass hyponym
- executive hyponym
- judiciary hyponym
- county council hyponym
- government officials hyponym
- management hyponym
Parts & wholes
- advisory board member meronym
- government part holonym
- power structure part meronym
Related & opposite
- coordinate derivation
- mastermind derivation
- administer derivation
- organize derivation
- form derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department
Types & categories
- administration hypernym
- nonprofit organization hyponym
- rationalization hyponym
- reorganization hyponym
- self-organization hyponym
- syndication hyponym
Related & opposite
- coordinate derivation
- mastermind derivation
- machinate derivation
- organize derivation
- form derivation
Sense 5 noun
an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality
Types & categories
- orderliness hypernym
Related & opposite
- coordinate derivation
- systematize derivation
- organize derivation
- systematic derivation
Sense 6 noun
the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
his organization of the work force was very efficient
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- randomization hyponym
- systematization hyponym
- ordering hyponym
- itemization hyponym
- territorialization hyponym
Related & opposite
- coordinate derivation
- mastermind derivation
- organize derivation
Sense 7 noun
the act of forming or establishing something
the constitution of a PTA group last year
Types & categories
- commencement hypernym
- unionization hyponym
- collectivization hyponym
- communization hyponym
- federation hyponym
- colonization hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | machinate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unionize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | form |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | quorum |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | membership |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social group |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adhocracy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | affiliate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bureaucracy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nongovernmental organization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Tammany Hall |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fiefdom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | line of defense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | line organization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | association |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | polity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quango |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | institution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enterprise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | defense force |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | establishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire brigade |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | troupe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | social unit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Peace Corps |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | personnel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | union |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | musical organization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | party |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | political machine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | machine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | professional organization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coalition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | federation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | power structure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | delegation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Girl Scouts |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gray |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | host |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pool |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Orange Order |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | systematize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | classification system |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrivance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | frame of reference |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | data structure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | design |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | distribution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | genetic map |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kinship system |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lattice |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | living arrangement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ontology |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | calendar |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mastermind |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | administer |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | organize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | form |
| 3 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | advisory board |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | government |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | power structure |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | body |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Curia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | top brass |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | executive |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | judiciary |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | county council |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | government officials |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | management |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mastermind |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | machinate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | organize |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | form |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | administration |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | nonprofit organization |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rationalization |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | reorganization |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-organization |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | syndication |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | systematize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | organize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | systematic |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | orderliness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mastermind |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | organize |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | randomization |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | systematization |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ordering |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | itemization |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | territorialization |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | institute |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | machinate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | shape |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | launch |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | organize |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | unionize |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | form |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | commencement |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | unionization |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | collectivization |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | communization |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | federation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | colonization |