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organizational

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/
  • /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 R G AH0 N AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • They changed the company's organizational structure.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to the action of organizing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • She lacks organizational skills.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to an organization

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • organizational structure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: organisational

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From organization + -al.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: арганізацы́йны (arhanizacýjny) — of an organization
  • Chinese Mandarin: 組織的 /组织的 (zǔzhī de) — of an organization
  • Czech: organizační — of an organization
  • Finnish: organisatorinen — of an organization
  • Finnish: organisaatio- — of an organization
  • Finnish: järjestelmällinen — of an organization
  • Finnish: järjestelmä- — of an organization
  • French: organisationnel — of an organization
  • Greek: οργανωσιακός (organosiakós) — of an organization
  • Hungarian: szervezési — of an organization
  • Ido: organizala — of an organization
  • Indonesian: organisatoris — of an organization
  • Irish: eagraíochtúil — of an organization
  • Maltese: organiżżazzjonali — of an organization
  • Polish: organizacyjny — of an organization
  • Portuguese: organizacional — of an organization
  • Russian: организационный (organizacionnyj) — of an organization
  • Spanish: organizacional — of an organization
  • Swedish: organisatorisk — of an organization
  • Turkish: örgütsel — of an organization
  • Ukrainian: організаці́йний (orhanizacíjnyj) — of an organization
  • Welsh: trefniadaethol — of an organization
  • Armenian: կազմակերպչական (kazmakerpčʻakan) — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 組織的 /组织的 (zǔzhī de) — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Finnish: organisointi- — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Finnish: organisatorinen — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Indonesian: organisatoris — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Italian: organizzativo — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Malay: organisasi — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Polish: organizacyjny — relating to the action of organizing something
  • Russian: организацио́нный (organizaciónnyj) — relating to the action of organizing something
Real reading context

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