The action of apportioning, granting or assigning of something to special purpose or person; A sum so apportioned.

The objects or purposes of an organization.

The aims provide the main guidelines for the organisation's activities.

For the purpose of realising the aims, they may be broken down into objectives. While the objectives themselves may be limited in time and may be terminated by the achievement of certain activities, the aims remain a permanent goal, and, if fully achieved, or if they can no longer be achieved, the organisation must either change its aims or should be wound up.

1. Originally: the relation in which one person acts for or represents another, hence: an establishment or organisation whose purpose is that of doing business for another;

2. A non-governmental organisation (eg voluntary agency);

3. An office of the government or acting for the government;

4. An intergovernmental office.

1. Connection of persons with an organisation.

2. Membership of one organisation in another organisation. Thus an "affiliated member" (see also Members)

1. The management or conduct of the affairs of an organisation, including the disposal or distribution of properties (commonly applied also to the estates of deceased persons).

2. Any governmental department or service responsible for executing the law and implementing the obligations undertaken by the State.