organized

organizado

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "organised."

organized(or-gih-nayzd)

adjective

1. (methodical)

a. organizado

My father is very organized and always follows a routine.

Mi padre es muy organizado y siempre sigue una rutina.

2. (planned)

a. organizado

The only way to visit Machu Picchu is with an organized tour.

La única manera de visitar Machu Picchu es con una excursión organizada.

3. (institutionalized)

a. organizado

They agreed to cooperate in the fight against organized crime.

Se pusieron de acuerdo para cooperar en la lucha contra el crimen organizado.

organized [ˈɔːɡənaizd]

adjective

1 (methodical) [+person] organizado

it was organized chaos era un caos organizado or ordenado

It was all scripted. But it was organised chaos: everybody goes off and does their own thing, as long as they arrive at a certain point Organised chaos is part and parcel of any small business Yesterday Kashif was surrounded by organised chaos on the top floor of the International Men's and Boy's Wear Exhibition at London's Olympia Centre for his first show

2 (planned) [+crime, event, tour] organizado

3 (Ind)

organized labour trabajadores (m) or obreros (m) sindicados

The Party had only patchy support amongst sections of organized labour