organized (adj.)

1590s, "furnished with organs," past-participle adjective from organize (v.). Meaning "forming a whole of interdependent parts" is from 1817. Organized crime is attested from 1849.

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organize (v.)

early 15c., organisen, "to construct, establish," from Old French organiser and directly from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum "instrument, organ" (see organ). Meaning "to form into a whole consisting of interdependent parts" is from 1630s. The intransitive sense of "assume an organic structure" is by 1880. Related: Organized; organizing; organizable.

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Definitions of organized

organized (adj.)

formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale;

organized medicine

organized (adj.)

methodical and efficient in arrangement or function;

his life was almost too organized

how well organized she is

organized (adj.)

being a member of or formed into a labor union;

organized labor

Synonyms: organised / unionized / unionised

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