n. a group of people who work together

n. the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

n. 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"

n. an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"

n. 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"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. an association organized to promote art or science or education

n. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"

n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

n. a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

n. a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

n. systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"

n. the fabrication of something in a particular shape

n. a military training exercise

n. the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"

n. the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

n. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

n. the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

n. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

n. a plan or design of something that is laid out

n. nonelective government officials

n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

n. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

n. business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"