organization : Idioms & Phrases

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15 may organization

  • noun a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah
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3rd october organization

  • noun a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia
    ASALA; Orly Group; Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia.
    • ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people
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abu nidal organization

  • noun a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
    ANO; Abu Nidal Organization; Black September; Fatah Revolutionary Council; Fatah-RC; Arab Revolutionary Brigades.
    • in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group
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american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations

  • noun the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955
    AFL-CIO.
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ballistic missile defense organization

  • noun an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
    BMDO.
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business organization

  • noun a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    business organisation; business concern; business; concern.
    • he bought his brother's business
    • a small mom-and-pop business
    • a racially integrated business concern
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congress of industrial organizations

  • noun a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
    CIO.
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financial organization

  • noun an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
    financial organisation; financial institution.
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food and agriculture organization

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture
    FAO; Food and Agriculture Organization.
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food and agriculture organization of the united nations

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture
    FAO; Food and Agriculture Organization.
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foreign terrorist organization

  • noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    terrorist group; FTO; foreign terrorist organization.
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gestalt law of organization

  • noun a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
    Gestalt law of organization.
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gestalt principle of organization

  • noun a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
    Gestalt law of organization.
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global organization

  • noun an international alliance involving many different countries
    international organization; world organisation; global organization; international organisation.
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health maintenance organization

  • noun group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
    HMO.
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international civil aviation organization

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
    ICAO.
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international labor organization

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
    ILO; International Labor Organization.
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international labour organization

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
    ILO; International Labor Organization.
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international maritime organization

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
    IMO.
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international organization

  • noun an international alliance involving many different countries
    international organization; world organisation; global organization; international organisation.
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line organization

  • noun the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output
    line organisation.
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mujahidin-e khalq organization

  • noun a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah
    MKO; People's Mujahidin of Iran; MEK.
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musical organization

  • noun an organization of musicians who perform together
    musical group; musical organisation.
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news organization

  • noun an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
    press association; press agency; wire service; news agency; news organisation.
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nongovernmental organization

  • noun an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
    NGO.
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nonprofit organization

  • noun an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities
    nonprofit; not-for-profit.
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north atlantic treaty organization

  • noun an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
    NATO.
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organization chart

  • noun a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization
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organization expense

  • noun the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership
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organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons

  • noun international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention
    OPCW.
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organization man

  • noun an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization
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organization of american states

  • noun an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
    OAS.
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organization of petroleum-exporting countries

  • noun an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
    OPEC.
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organization of the oppressed on earth

  • noun a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
    Hizbullah; Organization of the Oppressed on Earth; Lebanese Hizballah; Islamic Jihad; Hezbollah; Hizballah; Hizbollah; Party of God; Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine.
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palestine liberation organization

  • noun a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority
    PLO.
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paramilitary organization

  • noun a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
    paramilitary unit; paramilitary; paramilitary force; paramilitary organisation.
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professional organization

  • noun an organization of and for professional people
    professional organisation.
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racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act

  • noun law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
    RICO; RICO Act; anti-racketeering law.
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revolutionary justice organization

  • noun a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
    Hizbullah; Organization of the Oppressed on Earth; Lebanese Hizballah; Islamic Jihad; Hezbollah; Hizballah; Hizbollah; Party of God; Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine.
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revolutionary organization 17 november

  • noun a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s
    17 November.
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revolutionary organization of socialist muslims

  • noun a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
    ANO; Abu Nidal Organization; Black September; Fatah Revolutionary Council; Fatah-RC; Arab Revolutionary Brigades.
    • in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group
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self-organization

  • noun organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
    self-organisation.
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social organization

  • noun the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
    social organisation; social structure; social system; structure.
    • the social organization of England and America is very different
    • sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family
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terrorist organization

  • noun a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    terrorist group; FTO; foreign terrorist organization.
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united nations educational scientific and cultural organization

  • noun an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts
    UNESCO.
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world health organization

  • noun a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
    WHO.
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world meteorological organization

  • noun the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data
    WMO.
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world organization

  • noun an international alliance involving many different countries
    international organization; world organisation; global organization; international organisation.
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world trade organization

  • noun an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade
    WTO.
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