structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"

classification system - a system for classifying things

contrivance - an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"

coordinate system, frame of reference, reference frame, reference system - a system that uses coordinates to establish position

data structure - (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)

design, plan - an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"

distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

genetic map - graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome

lattice - an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions

living arrangement - an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to co-exist

calendar - a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

Curia - (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church

top brass - the most important persons in a governing body

executive - persons who administer the law

judiciary, bench - persons who administer justice

county council - the elected governing body of a county

government officials, officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government

pecking order, power structure, hierarchy - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

management - those in charge of running a business

advisory board, planning board - a board appointed to advise the chief administrator

social group - people sharing some social relation

affiliate - a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"

NGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government

Association of Orangemen, Orange Order - a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland

Tammany, Tammany Hall, Tammany Society - a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

fiefdom - an organization that is controlled by a dominat person or group

line of defence, line of defense - any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime"

line organisation, line organization - the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output

association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"

polity - a politically organized unit

quango, quasi-NGO - QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government

institution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

defence force, defense force, defence, defense - an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"

establishment - any large organization

fire brigade, fire company - a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires

troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

Peace Corps - a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries

personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"

labor union, trade union, trades union, union, brotherhood - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together

party, political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

political machine, machine - a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"

machine - an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"

professional organisation, professional organization - an organization of and for professional people

alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

federation - an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

quorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

pecking order, power structure, hierarchy - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

membership, rank - the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

delegation, deputation, delegacy, commission, mission - a group of representatives or delegates

Girl Scouts - an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training

methodicalness, orderliness - the quality of appreciating method and system

administration, disposal - a method of tending to (especially business) matters

rationalisation, rationalization - the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency

reorganisation, reorganization, shake-up, shakeup - the act of imposing a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup"

self-organisation, self-organization - organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)

syndication - organizing into or administering as a syndicate

activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

randomisation, randomization - a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance

systematisation, systematization, rationalisation, rationalization - systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

ordering, order - putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"

itemisation, itemization, listing - the act of making a list of items

territorialisation, territorialization - the act of organizing as a territory

commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

unionisation, unionization - act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization"

collectivisation, collectivization - the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism

communisation, communization - the organization of a nation of the basis of communism

federation - the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs

colonisation, colonization, settlement - the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"