Person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities, and relationships to achieve its objectives.
Notes: - The concept of "organization" includes, but is not limited to, sole-trader, company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority, partnership, association, charity, or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated or not, public or private.
- In formal documents, the term "body" is often used to denote an organization, for example, "accreditation body", "certification body", "inspection body", "legislative body", and "regulatory body".
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1030 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)