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organization
a group of people, companies, or countries, which is set up for a particular purpose:
• Greenpeace is an international organization that protects the environment. • the World Health Organization
institution
a large important organization such as a bank, church, or university:
• The University is an important academic institution. • financial institutions such as banks
association
an organization for people in a particular profession, sport, or activity, which officially represents its members – often used in names:
• I met a representative of the National Association of Teachers. • the Football Association
party
an organization of people with the same political aims which you can vote for in elections:
• Which political party do you support? • He voted for the Republican Party’s candidate.
body
an important group of people who make the rules and advise people about what should be allowed:
• the sport’s governing body • The government has set up an advisory body .
club/society
an organization for people who share an interest, for example a sport:
• We belong to a tennis club. • I joined the university film society.
union
an organization formed by workers in order to protect their rights:
• The union ordered its members out on strike.
charity
an organization which collects money to help people who are poor, sick etc and does not make any profit for itself:
• She has raised a lot of money for local charities.
quango
British English disapproving an organization set up by the government, which has official power but whose members have not been elected:
• the amount of money that is wasted on government quangos
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun organized group of people ADJ. large, mass | small | community, international, local, national | government, state | official | party, political | professional | non-governmental | grass-roots | voluntary | charitable, philanthropic | non-profit, not-for-profit | commercial, profit-making | environmental, human rights, labour, relief | student, women's, youth | terrorist | umbrella | front a front organization for drug trafficking VERB + ORGANIZATION disband (For more verbs see note.) PREP. in a/the ~ There are several talented people in that organization.BUSINESS way in which sth is organized ADJ. effective, efficient, smooth the smooth organization of the trip | poor | internal QUANT. degree a high degree of organization VERB + ORGANIZATION lackNOTEorganizationscreate, establish, form, found, set up, start ~ an association created to promote local industry The company was founded in 1981.dissolve ~ (often law) She sought a court order to have the partnership dissolved.run ~ He runs an accountancy firm.manage ~ The executive committee manages the group on a day-to-day basis.be/become a member of, join ~ She became a member of the Society of Arts.leave ~ The country plans to leave the organization.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary