organised
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.being a member of or formed into a labor union
“organized labor”
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organised and organized differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. organised means “being a member of or formed into a labor union”. organized means “formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale”. organized is the more common of the two in everyday English.
1.adj.being a member of or formed into a labor union
“organized labor”
/ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/
| organised | organized | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/ |
| Said | — | AWR-guh-nahyzd |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Letters | 9 | 9 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | organized, unionized, unionised | none recorded |
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1.adj.formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
“organized medicine”
2.adj.methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
“how well organized she is”
3.adj.being a member of or formed into a labor union
“organized labor”