Definitions from Wiktionary (institution)
▸ noun: A custom or practice of a society or community.
▸ noun: A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
▸ noun: The building or buildings which house such an organization.
▸ noun: (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
▸ noun: (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.
▸ noun: The act of instituting something.
▸ noun: (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
▸ noun: (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
▸ noun: (informal) Ellipsis of mental institution. [(derogatory or informal) A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.]
▸ noun: (informal) Ellipsis of correctional institution. [(US, formal, euphemistic) Synonym of correctional facility]
▸ Also see institution
financial institutions,
educational institutions,
social institutions,
economic institutions,
academic institutions,
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▸ noun: A custom or practice of a society or community.
▸ noun: A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
▸ noun: The building or buildings which house such an organization.
▸ noun: (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
▸ noun: (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.
▸ noun: The act of instituting something.
▸ noun: (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
▸ noun: (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
▸ noun: (informal) Ellipsis of mental institution. [(derogatory or informal) A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.]
▸ noun: (informal) Ellipsis of correctional institution. [(US, formal, euphemistic) Synonym of correctional facility]
▸ Also see institution
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other,
financial,
educational,
social,
political,
public,
democratic,
religious,
private,
international,
various
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