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“Organize” or “Organise”

Language

Organize and organise are both English terms.

Usage

Organize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while organise is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
organize 99 22 47 98 89 19 100 25 28 80 71 100
organise 1 78 53 2 11 81 0 75 72 20 29 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "organize" over "organise" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "organise" over "organize".
  • In India, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "organise" over "organize".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "organize" over "organise" (98 to 2).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "organize" over "organise" (89 to 11).
  • In Australia, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "organise" over "organize".
  • In Liberia, there is a preference for "organize" over "organise" (100 to 0).
  • In Ireland, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "organise" over "organize".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "organise" over "organize".
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "organize" over "organise" (80 to 20).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "organize" over "organise" (71 to 29).
  • In Guyana, there is a preference for "organize" over "organise" (100 to 0).
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use organize or organise with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “organize”

  • …take this matter in hand: organize and systematize all these ceremonies".
  • …the grounds and continue to organize "Wizard Safari" events there every…
  • …of the International Racquetball Federation organize their own continental championships: Asian…
  • …Bob King hired Bensinger to organize Japanese, Korean, and German transplant…
  • …way to describe colors and organize them.
  • …cheerful and tells Leporello to organize a party and invite every…
  • Their duty is to organize Indonesian participation in international sporting…
  • The two work together to organize, with the help of Giuseppe…
  • Teasman also helped organize celebrations in the black community,…
  • …users to store, manage, and organize photos.

Examples of “organise”

  • Its main function is to organise an annual conference, the Experimental…
  • …special officer in 1961 to organise the activities of the college…
  • Volunteers organise programmes such as seminars and…
  • …as well as capacity to organise his team and distribute the…
  • …1941, SOE were beginning to organise with British liaison officers on…
  • …talks to other academics who organise departmental seminars.
  • Collectors may organise teams of hundreds of people…
  • …provided a new way to organise Army lists.
  • organise recurrent events in their city.
  • Organise the rules for establishing friendship…


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