organization
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Synonyms for organization
Synonyms: Noun
association, board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, society, sodality
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She is the leader of an international organization devoted to the protection of natural resources. He has been working on the organization of his notes into an outline. She is responsible for the organization of the party. The new president plans to make changes to the company's organization.
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At a recent Village Board meeting, a dozen members of the local organization Bridge the Black/White Divide noted that there are no African Americans on the force. — Elizabeth Owens-schiele, chicagotribune.com, "Pecora officially takes over as Arlington Heights police chief: ‘This community is my home as well as the people I serve’," 31 Aug. 2019 Most villages were rebuilt in the early 1950s with the help of organizations such as the Association des Pionniers du Vercors — a group my mother had joined. — Sylvie Bigar, Washington Post, "Her uncle died with the French Resistance, and she had to visit the spot," 30 Aug. 2019 Mickelson will speak at the Pro Kids’ biggest annual fund-raiser, this year celebrating the 25th year of the organization. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: ‘Fun Phil’ Mickelson dives into social media while helping San Diego kids," 30 Aug. 2019 In July, the director of the organization’s New York-New Jersey region sent a letter to the publisher of The Jewish Press expressing concerns about articles denigrating LGBTQ people. — Josefin Dolsten, sun-sentinel.com, "ADL speaks out against Jewish publication over articles attacking LGBTQ community," 30 Aug. 2019 And Charlie Sifford joined the PGA Tour in 1961 after years of the organization’s whites-only clause that kept out golfers of color. — NBC News, "NBA star Stephen Curry creates golf plan for Howard University," 29 Aug. 2019 Perez, a Hartford resident for 50 years, has a long history of community organizing, which started with his founding of the grassroots neighborhood organization ONE/CHANE. — Megan Merrigan, courant.com, "Want to vote in Hartford’s mayoral primary election? Here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls," 29 Aug. 2019 Any group that gets naloxone from a pharmacy is asked to notify DOH, which will keep a list of organizations and notify them of changes to the standing order. — Ryan Blethen, Anchorage Daily News, "Anyone in Washington state can now obtain naloxone, the opioid overdose medication," 29 Aug. 2019 The main goal of the organization at the time was to have the Navajo Code Talkers tell the public what happened in the Pacific, MacDonald said. — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, "For Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald, a 'beautiful blue' uniform led him to enlist at 15," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'organization.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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