organisation

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See also: Organisation

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French organisation, equivalent to organise +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

organisation (countable and uncountable, plural organisations)

  1. Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
    • 2003, Peter Gronn, The New Work of Educational Leaders:
      […] a number of commentators have noted how, during meetings and in committees, for example, organisation members often experience an attack of the sillies by playing the fool and horsing around.
    • 2018 January 25, Amelia Gentleman, “Men-only clubs and menace: how the establishment maintains male power”, in The Guardian‎:
      We know that many male City employees still go to lapdancing clubs for a fun night out. We know City organisations have struggled in their vaunted attempts to get more women on boards.

Derived terms

Danish

Noun

organisation c (singular definite organisationen, plural indefinite organisationer)

  1. organization

Declension

Declension of organisation
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative organisation organisationen organisationer organisationerne
genitive organisations organisationens organisationers organisationernes

Further reading

French

Etymology

From organiser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

Noun

organisation f (plural organisations)

  1. organization

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

Noun

organisation c

  1. organization (of something)
    Synonym: organisering
  2. an organization (a group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules)

Declension

Declension of organisation
nominative genitive
singular indefinite organisation organisations
definite organisationen organisationens
plural indefinite organisationer organisationers
definite organisationerna organisationernas

References

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