- organize
- 1413, from M.L. organizare, from L. organum "instrument, organ." Organization (1432) is originally in the sense "act of organizing," from M.L. organizationem (nom. organizatio), from organizare; meaning "condition of being organized" is first attested 1790; that of "action of organizing parts into a whole" is 1816; that of "system, establishment" is 1873. Organization man "one who subverts his individuality to the organization that employs him" (1956) is from the title of W.H. Whyte's book.