organisation and organization differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. organisation means “the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something”. organization means “a group of people who work together”. organization is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/
1.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”
2.n.a group of people who work together
3.n.an organized structure for arranging or classifying
“he changed the arrangement of the topics”
/ˌɔɹɡənəˈzeɪʃən/
1.n.a group of people who work together
2.n.an organized structure for arranging or classifying
“he changed the arrangement of the topics”
3.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”
| organisation | organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/ | /ˌɔɹɡənəˈzeɪʃən/ |
| Said | awr-guh-ni-ZAY-shuhn | awr-guh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn |
| Syllables | 5 | 5 |
| Letters | 12 | 12 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 7 | 7 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | administration, governance, governing body | organisation |
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