organized

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adjective

or·​ga·​nized ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce organized (audio)
Synonyms of organized
1
: having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities
organized baseball
organized crime
2
: affiliated by membership in an organization (such as a union)
organized steelworkers

organized

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past tense and past participle of organize

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Adjective They ran a well-organized political campaign. She's a very organized person.
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Mill villages once organized softball, basketball, baseball and other activities that brought communities together, Brown said. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026 But the court found that the June 2025 protests in Los Angeles were responses to federal immigration enforcement, not part of an organized rebellion. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced plans to adopt more secure cards with microchips. — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026 Enter VoteBnB, a nonprofit website that connects people willing to offer spare rooms, car-sharing, or organized transport. — Branimir Pipal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organized

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First Known Use

Adjective

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of organized was in 1817

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organized

adjective
or·​ga·​nized
: having an organization to plan and carry out activities
organized baseball
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