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“Organization” or “Organisation”

Organization is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while organisation is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “organization” and 5 prefer “organisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country organization organisation Preference
United States 98 2 “organization”
United Kingdom 30 70 “organisation”
India 47 53 “organisation”
Philippines 98 2 “organization”
Canada 86 14 “organization”
Australia 29 71 “organisation”
Liberia 96 4 “organization”
Ireland 35 65 “organisation”
New Zealand 37 63 “organisation”
Jamaica 86 14 “organization”
Trinidad & Tobago 70 30 “organization”
Guyana 70 30 “organization”
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“organization”

  • …role of marketing within an organization.
  • …a definite place in the organization due to a well defined…
  • An organization called "ABE" was formed, with…
  • …(CRI), the largest public rowing organization in the United States, announced…
  • …by the Japanese animal welfare organization Elsa Nature Conservancy.
  • St. Louis Cardinals organization Player of the Month (May
  • They intended the organization to "lead the public taste…
  • …Defense League and Jewish Defense Organization members.
  • The Immortals (neo-nazis), a neo-nazi organization
  • …Seebataillon as a compact, self-contained organization, roughly equivalent to the British…

“organisation”

  • …wrote several articles on the organisation for the New York Times.
  • …formed the National Disaster Management Organisation in 1996, backed by an…
  • …Briggs, Leader, Snowdon Mountain Rescue Organisation.
  • …OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle,…
  • The affiliates of the organisation are as follows:
  • …Corps (BNCC) is the apex organisation that provides Voluntary Military Training…
  • …the largest such academic grant organisation worldwide The organisation was founded…
  • One prominent spokesperson of the organisation was pianist Rashid Lanie.
  • The organisation aims to build on common…
  • Russian Sámi organisation

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