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Organization
Social entity established to meet needs or pursue goals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution (formal organization), or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose.
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The word is derived from the Greek word organon, which means tool or instrument, musical instrument, and organ.