" organization "

[Noun]  | "or*ga*ni*za*tion" | \ ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-shən \

1: the act or process of organizing or of being organized

2: the condition or manner of being organized

3: association, society

Origin: 15th century ;

[Noun]  | "health maintenance organization" 

1: hmo

Origin: 1971 ;

[Noun]  | "preferred provider organization" 

1: ppo

Origin: 1982 ;

[Noun]  | "self-or*ga*ni*za*tion" | \ ˌself-ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-shən \

1: organization of oneself or itself

2: the act or process of forming or joining an organization (such as a labor union)

Origin: 1802 ;

[Adjective]  | "organization" 

1: characterized by complete conformity to the standards and requirements of an organization

Origin: 1949 ;

[Adjective]  | "or*ga*ni*za*tion*al" | \ ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-sh(ə-)nəl \

1: of or relating to an organization : involving organization

2: organization

Origin: 1855 ;

[Adjective]  | "an*ti-or*ga*ni*za*tion" | \ ˌan-tē-ˌȯr-gə-nə-ˈzā-shən \

1: opposed to or hostile toward organizations or a particular organization

Origin: 1847 ;

[Geographical name]  | "Organization of American States" 

1: political organization which came into being in 1951 to defend and strengthen cooperation among its members (now Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba [in name only], Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela)

[Geographical name]  | "Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries" 

1: organization established in 1960 to coordinate petroleum policies among its members (now Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela)

[Noun]  | "organization"