or•gan•i•za•tionˌɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən(n.)

1. the act or process of organizing.

2. the state or manner of being organized.

3. something that is organized.

4. organic structure; composition.

5. a group of persons organized for some end or work; association.

6. the administrative personnel or apparatus of a business.

7. the functionaries of a political party along with the offices, committees, etc., that they fill.

   Category: Government

8. (adj.)of or pertaining to an organization.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

9. conforming completely to the standards, rules, or demands of an organization, esp. that of one's employer:

   an organization man.

   Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal

Origin of organization:

1375–1425; late ME organizacion < ML organizātiō=organizā(re) to organize+ L -tiō -tion

or`gan•i•za′tion•al•ly(adv.)