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# organization

«organization» in Mova's school dictionary: **A group of people who work together for a purpose, such…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an organization, organizations; organization — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A group of people who work together for a purpose, such as a charity, a club, a company or a school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#m1)

2) The planning and arranging of things so they work well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#m2)

3) The way something is arranged or put together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, organizations include charities (Red Cross, UNICEF), sports clubs and companies. In school, «organization» is a skill: having your bag packed, homework planned and notes in order. In writing lessons, the organization of a text means paragraphs and order of ideas. Phrases: «a charity organization», «good organization», «lack of organization», «the World Health Organization».

### examples

- The Red Cross is an organization that helps people in disasters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#x1)
- Good organization helps you finish your homework on time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#x2)
- Our teacher praised the organization of my story into clear paragraphs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#x3)
- The United Nations is an international organization. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#x4)
- The school trip failed because of poor organization. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#x5)
- She works for an organization that protects wildlife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/#x6)

### note

Countable (an organization) and uncountable (good organization). UK spelling «organisation» is also common; US and Canada use «-ization». Verb: organize/organise; person: organizer. Adjective: organized (tidy, planned). Trap: in names, keep the official spelling (World Health Organization).

### In the corpora

- [The World Health Organization helped to wipe out smallpox, whose last natural case was in 1977.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/38-todays-world-the-un-the-eu-and-the-commonwealth/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «organization» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organization/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.