Organisation

Definitions of Organisation
  1. noun
    a group of people who work together
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    Assoziation, Verband, Verbund
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
    Einrichtung, Institution
    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
    Einheit
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
    Gewerkschaft
    an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
    Partei
    an organization to gain political power
    Fraktion, überstaatlicher Zusammenschluss
    an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
    Regierung
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    Firma, Gesellschaft
    an institution created to conduct business
    Konzern
    a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    wirtschaftliche Gemeinschaft
    an enterprise connected with commerce
    Verwaltungseinheit
    a unit with administrative responsibilities
    Glaubensgemeinschaft, kirchliche Institution
    an institution to express belief in a divine power
    Konfession, Religion
    a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
    Chor
    a group of people assembled to sing together
    Artistenensemble, Zirkustruppe
    a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
    Kabarettistenensemble
    a troupe of minstrels
    dienen
    a force that is a branch of the armed forces
    Militär
    the military forces of a nation
    Mannschaft
    a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
    Polizei
    the force of policemen and officers
    Gemeinschaft, Kameradschaft, Loge, Verbindung
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    Liga
    an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
    Konsortium
    an association of companies for some definite purpose
    Kammer
    an association of practitioners of a given profession
    Trio
    three performers or singers who perform together
    Quartett
    four performers or singers who perform together
    Quintett
    five performers or singers who perform together
    Sextett
    six performers or singers who perform together
    Oktett
    eight performers or singers who perform together
    Orchester
    a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
    Band, Musikgruppe
    instrumentalists not including string players
    Band, Musikgruppe
    a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
    Besatzung, Crew
    the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
    Pfadfinder
    a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
    Interessensgruppe
    a self-constituted organization to promote something
    Arbeitskreis
    a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved
    Belegschaft, Kollegium, Personal
    personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
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    soziale Gruppe
    people sharing some social relation
  2. noun
    the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
    synonyms: Anordnung, Aufstellung, Einordnung, Einteilung, Gliederung, Gruppierung, Klassifizierung, Ordnung, Systematisierung
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    Indexierung, Indexing
    the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
  3. noun
    an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
    synonyms: Anordnung, Aufstellung, Einordnung, Einteilung, Gliederung, Gruppierung, Klassifizierung, Systematisierung
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    Baugerüst
    a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
    Bouquet, Bukett, Strauß
    an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
    Tabelle
    a set of data arranged in rows and columns
    Serie
    similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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    Gruppe
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  4. noun
    the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
    synonyms: Strukturierung
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    Handlungssequenz
    the action of following in order
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