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The term "organization" is employed with a variety of connotations, ranging from the practical structuring of groups and military forces to abstract frameworks of ideas and social order. In some writings, it denotes a formal or institutional arrangement, whether in a military context [1], a political committee [2], or even a global agency [3]. Other writers extend its meaning to describe the underlying structure of social groups and the systematic arrangement of thoughts and values, as seen in discussions on kinship groups [4] or the framework of educational methods [5]. In historical and literary narratives, the word also captures the tension between natural order and the imposition of artificial systems, highlighting both its potential to enable progress and the limitations it may foster [6] [7]. This versatility allows "organization" to serve as a key concept in exploring how human beings synthesize, control, and sometimes challenge the structures that shape their lives.
  1. ( c. ) Organization of an army in the field.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  2. The next task before Herzl was the organization of the Commission.
    — from The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl
  3. The World Health Organization (WHO) has one at gopher.who.ch.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  4. Primitive society was an organization of kinship groups.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  5. It would make no difference if the subject matter were totally different, provided it had the same harmonious organization.
    — from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey
  6. Now my good women, the best thing this organization will do for you will be to show you how utterly powerless you are to put down the liquor traffic.
    — from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
  7. What organization in the world's history has not encumbered the unfettered action of those who created it?
    — from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I

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