different between sisterhood vs organisation

English

Etymology

From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister +? -hood (with a modification in the suffix).

Noun

sisterhood (countable and uncountable, plural sisterhoods)

1. the state, or kinship of being sisters
2. the quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
3. a religious society of women
4. (feminism) The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)

Synonyms

• (state of being sisters): sistership
• (feminist concept): womanhood

Hypernyms

• siblinghood

Translations

See also

• brotherhood
• sorority

Anagrams

• diorthoses

English

Alternative forms

• organization (American)

Etymology

From Middle French organisation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???(?).??n.a??ze?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?????n??ze???n/

Noun

organisation (countable and uncountable, plural organisations)

1. (British spelling, Australian spelling, New Zealand spelling) Standard spelling of organization.

Related terms

• disorganisation
• organisational
• organise

French

Etymology

organiser +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.?a.ni.za.sj??/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: organisations

Noun

organisation f (plural organisations)

1. organization

Derived terms

• Organisation des Nations Unies
• Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord
• organisation non gouvernementale

Related terms

• organisateur

Descendants

• ? German: Organisation
• ? Turkish: organizasyon

Further reading

• “organisation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

organisation c

1. an organization; a group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.

Declension

Related terms

• landsorganisation
• länsorganisation
• organisationsform
• organisationsförmåga
• organisationsteori
• organisatör
• organisatorisk
• organisera
• riksorganisation