organized

[ awr-guh-nahyzd ]

/ ˈɔr gəˌnaɪzd /

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adjective

affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.

having a formal organization or structure, especially to coordinate or carry out for widespread activities: organized medicine; organized crime.

Origin of organized

First recorded in 1810–20; organize + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM organized

well-or·gan·ized, adjective

Words nearby organized

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Example sentences from the Web for well-organized

The absence of a well-organized cult does not mean the absence of ritualized abuse.

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The well-organized inhabitants of Doel are sure that becoming an outdoor art mecca will save it from bulldozers.

Graffiti Saved This Belgian Ghost Town from Government Bulldozers |Nina Strochlic |June 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Just feet away, in a well-organized but congested bedroom, crates and terrariums and other enclosures stack from floor to ceiling.

The Weird Underground World of Urban Animal Husbandry |Dale Eisinger |May 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the months since then, a well-organized “Campaign to Stop Killer Robots” has gained momentum.

The 'Killer Robot' Olympics |Christopher Dickey |December 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Only they can stop this nonsense, and it will take an effort as concerted and well-organized as the one they undertook in the 70s.

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It was not enough, she felt, for women to be angels of mercy, valuable and well-organized as this phase of their work had become.

Susan B. Anthony |Alma Lutz
Aircraft and well-organized British air routes should be the greatest step in the consolidation of the far-flung Empire.

Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours |Arthur Whitten Brown
Successful research rests as much upon adequate and well-organized book resources as upon laboratories and trained men.

Our Schools in War Time—and After |Arthur Davis Dean
They have a well-organized party, but do not seem effective in winning elections.

Socialism and Democracy in Europe |Samuel P. Orth
Every well-organized parish has its staff of woman-workers, who combine method with enthusiasm and piety with common sense.

Seeing and Hearing |George W. E. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for well-organized (1 of 2)

well-organized

well-organised

adjective (well organized when postpositive)

having good organization; orderly and efficient a well-organized individual

British Dictionary definitions for well-organized (2 of 2)

organized

organised

/ (ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd) /

adjective

planned and controlled on a large scale and involving many people organized crime

orderly and efficient a highly organized campaign

(of the workers in a factory or office) belonging to a trade union organized labour

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organized

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for well-organized (1 of 2)

well-organised

adjective (well organized when postpositive)

British Dictionary definitions for well-organized (2 of 2)

organised

adjective

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organized

adjective

Origin of organized

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well-organised

adjective (well organized when postpositive)

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organised

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for well-organized (1 of 2)