- organization
- (BrE also -isation) noun1 organized group of peopleADJECTIVE▪ large, major, mass▪ small▪ community, international, local, national▪ government, state▪ official▪ party, political▪ professional▪ non-governmental (abbreviated to NGO)▪ grass-roots▪ private▪ voluntary▪ charitable, philanthropic▪ non-profit, not-for-profit▪ commercial▪ faith-based (esp. AmE), religious▪ civil rights, environmental, human rights, labour/labor, relief, research▪ student, women's, youth▪ media, news▪ terrorist▪ umbrella▪ front▪
a front organization for drug trafficking
VERB + ORGANIZATION▪ disband (For more verbs see note.)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the organization▪There are several talented people in that organization.
2 way in which sth is organizedADJECTIVE▪ effective, efficient▪I admire her effective organization of the campaign.
▪ poor▪Most of these mistakes were the result of poor organization.
▪ internal▪ social… OF ORGANIZATION▪ degree▪a high degree of organization
VERB + ORGANIZATION▪ lackPHRASES▪ a lack of organization◆◆◆NOTE: Organizations▪ create … , establish … , form … , found … , set up … , start …▪an association created to promote local industry
▪The company was founded in 1981.
▪ dissolve … (law)▪She sought a court order to have the partnership dissolved.
▪ run …▪He runs his own publishing company.
▪ manage …▪The executive committee manages the group on a day-to-day basis.
▪ be/become a member of … , join …▪She became a member of the golf club.
▪ leave …▪The country plans to leave the organization.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
