organized
adjective
or·ga·nized
ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd 
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
Synonyms
Examples of organized in a Sentence
They ran a well-organized political campaign.
She's a very organized person.
Recent Examples on the Web
An influx of new actors — from as far away as the Balkans and Russia — has turned Latin America into a sort of Silicon Valley for organized crime, Farah said, one that rewards innovation and diversification.
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Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Civilian hackers have for years lent their skills to such shady enterprises as narco-trafficking and organized crime.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
Logistically, this year’s festival is well organized and easy to navigate with both online guides and handout maps and daily schedules at info booths.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Stay organized with a trusty document holder made specifically for new babies.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
He ping-ponged between the U.S. attorney’s office and private practice throughout his career, focusing on organized crime in the former position and civil rights in the latter.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Others are part of elaborate and organized schemes, where prolific traffickers use others with clean records to purchase multiple guns from one retailer, then head to the next gun shop and repeat the process over and over again.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2024
By enabling audits to be either organized or non-organized within a pathway, users can now control data source and case searches for New Provider and New Coder audits.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Take one of the biggest stories of the last year: the comeback of organized labor.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024
Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Civilian hackers have for years lent their skills to such shady enterprises as narco-trafficking and organized crime.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
Logistically, this year’s festival is well organized and easy to navigate with both online guides and handout maps and daily schedules at info booths.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Stay organized with a trusty document holder made specifically for new babies.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
He ping-ponged between the U.S. attorney’s office and private practice throughout his career, focusing on organized crime in the former position and civil rights in the latter.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Others are part of elaborate and organized schemes, where prolific traffickers use others with clean records to purchase multiple guns from one retailer, then head to the next gun shop and repeat the process over and over again.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2024
By enabling audits to be either organized or non-organized within a pathway, users can now control data source and case searches for New Provider and New Coder audits.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Take one of the biggest stories of the last year: the comeback of organized labor.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing organized
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organized
adjective
or·ga·nized
: having an organization to plan and carry out activities
organized baseball
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