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  • adjective Alternative spelling of organized.
  • verb chiefly UK Simple past tense and past participle of organise.

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  • adjective being a member of or formed into a labor union

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Examples

  • Everything, furthermore, points in the direction of our believing that at the beginning of this chain there existed an organism of the very simplest kind, something, in fact, like those which we call organised germs.

    Unconscious Memory Samuel Butler 1868

  • A simple way to keep all that paperwork organised is to store it in a document wallet or folder.

    How Long Do You Need To Keep Tax Documents? | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • The charge involves "giving intelligence to the enemy", which is defined as "organised opposing forces in time of war but also other hostile body that our forces may be opposing such as a rebellious mob or a band of renegades".

    Bradley Manning may face death penalty 2011

  • Melvin organised a meeting with the most important people in Zandpoort and the Westland: Mayor Uitjes, Sherrif Ezekiel, Old Gerrit who guards the Zandpoort, Barney the woodworker who agreed to make a door to close off the portal, Archmage Dilbert Fonkin McGlimm of the clan McGlimm, and Baron Van Nunen, who is in charge of the Van Nunen Mail Company.

    D&D on Tuesday nathreee 2008

  • The variety of independent spheres of life today opens greater possibilities than the Pleistocene did for individuals to fit in, to lead and to follow in organised groups.

    Hard-wired for the ups and downs « Isegoria 2008

  • Of the three types of activity monitored during the study (walking, unstructured play and participation in organised clubs), walking used up the most activity calories.

    Unsupervised children are more sociable and more active « Isegoria 2007

  • I agree with Ian and Big Fella - its surely not going to be long before vigilantes start appearing in organised groups, then the riots will start and then what?

    Forget Your Future Plans « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007

  • Someone is obviously worried that teenage hooligans will be bussed into the area in organised gangs to flour bomb the old people who lets face it are asleep in front of the telly by 9pm.

    No Fears, No Worries, Just A Golden Country* « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007

  • They're not really "kids with CopyBots" any more — they might even become classified as organised crime and be charged with that on court.

    The Content Creators Association - SLOG 2008

  • They're not really "kids with CopyBots" any more — they might even become classified as organised crime and be charged with that on court.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

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