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- organized (adj.) 1590s, "furnished with organs," pp. adjective from ORGANIZE (Cf. organize) (v.). Meaning "forming a whole of interdependent parts" is from 1817. Organized crime attested from 1929.
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organized — or‧gan‧ized [ˈɔːgənaɪzd ǁ ˈɔːr ] also organised adjective working in an effective, ordered, and sensible way: • You need to be more organized. • an organized appointments system • awell organized campaign * * * organized … Financial and business terms
organized — adj. 1. same as {arranged}; as, an organized tour. [WordNet 1.5] 2. formed into an organization. Opposite of {unorganized}. [Narrower terms: {corporate, incorporated}] [WordNet 1.5] 3. well conducted. Opposite of {disorganized}. Also See:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
organized — index systematic, tactical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
organized — (Amer.) É”rgÉ™naɪzd / É”Ëg adj. arranged, ordered, systematized; established, set up; existing on a large scale; efficient; united; formed into a labor union (also organised) organize (Amer.) or·gan·ize || É”rgÉ™naɪz / É”Ëg v. arrange,… … English contemporary dictionary
organized — [adj] arranged, systematized catalogued, classified, coordinated, correlated, formed, formulated, grouped, methodized, standardized, straightened out, tabulated; concepts 84,94 … New thesaurus
organized — or|gan|ized S3 also organised BrE [ˈo:gənaızd US ˈo:r ] adj 1.) involving people working together in an effective and well planned way ≠ ↑disorganized ▪ Organized groups of citizens are more successful at changing the government s mind. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
organized — (BrE also ised) adj. 1 arranged/planned VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
organized — or|gan|ized [ ɔrgə,naızd ] adjective * 1. ) planned carefully and involving many people: It wasn t really a riot; it was an organized protest. organized religion highly organized: The illegal software trade is highly organized. 2. ) an organized… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
organized */ — UK [ˈɔː(r)ɡənaɪzd] / US [ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪzd] adjective 1) planned carefully and involving many people It wasn t really a riot; it was an organized protest. organized religion highly organized: The illegal software trade is highly organized. 2) a) an… … English dictionary
Organized — Organize Or gan*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Organized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Organizing}.] [Cf. F. organiser, Gr. ?. See {Organ}.] 1. (Biol.) To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
