S: (n) arrangement, organization, organisation, system (an organized structure for arranging or classifying) "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
S: (n) administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something) "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
S: (n) government, authorities, regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
S: (n) organization, organisation (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business) "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
S: (n) organization, organisation, system (an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized) "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"
S: (n) organization, organisation (the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically) "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
S: (n) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation (the act of forming or establishing something) "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
S: (n) springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure (a beginning from which an enterprise is launched) "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
S: (n) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation (the act of forming or establishing something) "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
S: (n) icebreaker (a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere) "he told jokes as an icebreaker"
S: (n) inauguration, startup (the act of starting a new operation or practice) "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
S: (n) jump ball ((basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate)
S: (n) kickoff ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)
S: (n) scrum, scrummage ((rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession)
S: (n) startup (the act of setting in operation) "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
S: (n) Creation ((theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence)