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 Give workers a reason to share On October 2, Norway’s government and eight employer and union organizations signed an AI agreement running through 2029. — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 Healthcare organizations already generate enormous amounts of information. — Sujay Jadhav, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The organization’s members met in Rome and Vatican City, including at the Vatican Museums, for a meeting devoted to the theme of materiality. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The money Topgolf saved by moving to VergeIO isn’t typical because Topgolf has larger needs than many organizations. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organization

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Noun

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

When the Fondation Cartier exhibition ends, the factory will be returned to Ghana for permanent installation in Kumasi, where Mahama plans to build a new institution.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Research expenditure at higher education institutions rose 11%, to approximately $48 billion.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
The mysterious death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia drew global attention to a region where disease risks run as deep as the permafrost.

— Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of institute

Noun

Such acts undermine Israel's security, its regional and international standing, and the moral fabric of our society.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
By the 1980s, England was beginning its turn away from churchgoing as a cornerstone of society, so nothing as extroverted or nakedly clerical as gospel choirs would fit a downcast, monochromatic land anyhow.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of society

Noun

Others believe that the school’s ban on fraternity events is more of a response to external pressure than a push for long-lasting cultural change on campus.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
These groups sure sound less like software support forums and more like a fraternity house for corporate landlords.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraternity

Noun

If Sherrod Brown wins his Senate race, Ohio’s delegation will be the most awkward in the chamber next Congress.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Tiny droplets of the molten tin are fired out of a cannon into a vacuum chamber, where they are shot—sixty thousand times a second—by unerring lasers.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of chamber

Noun

Bryant credits much of that success to the brotherhood his players have built off the field.

— Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Their evolving brotherhood was tested unexpectedly in 2010, when guitarist SHOW-HATE collapsed from a stroke immediately after a SiM concert in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of brotherhood

Noun

Already, multiple House Republicans; key GOP candidates; and two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the move.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Our ambition is to bring together creative and operational talent within a group that stays human in scale.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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