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institution
[ in-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo- ]
noun
- an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character:
This college is the best institution of its kind.
- the building occupied by such an establishment.
- a public or private place for the care or confinement of inmates, especially mental patients or other persons with physical or mental disabilities.
- Sociology. a well-established and structured pattern of behavior or of relationships that is accepted as a fundamental part of a culture, as marriage:
the institution of the family.
- any established law, custom, etc.
- any familiar, long-established person, thing, or practice; fixture.
- the act of instituting or setting up; establishment:
the institution of laws.
- Ecclesiastical.
- the origination of the Eucharist, and enactment of its observance, by Christ.
- the investment of a member of the clergy with a spiritual charge.
institution
/ ˌɪԲɪˈːʃə /
noun
- the act of instituting
- an organization or establishment founded for a specific purpose, such as a hospital, church, company, or college
- the building where such an organization is situated
- an established custom, law, or relationship in a society or community
- Also calledinstitutional investor a large organization, such as an insurance company, bank, or pension fund, that has substantial sums to invest on a stock exchange
- informal.a constant feature or practice
Jones' drink at the bar was an institution
- the appointment or admission of an incumbent to an ecclesiastical office or pastoral charge
- Christian theol the creation of a sacrament by Christ, esp the Eucharist
Derived Forms
- ˌԲپˈٳܳپDzԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- dzܲt·ȴپ·ٳtDz noun
- ԴDzi·پ·ٳtDz noun
- i·پ·ٳtDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of institution1
Example Sentences
“Every institution the size of our agency has cliques,” he said.
The piece, a frangipani branch from his grandmother’s former garden in the neighborhood, will be planted in the museum’s garden, crossing temporal and spatial boundaries between the institution and the artist.
It is the latest Welsh institution to move to compulsory job losses to address financial pressures facing the sector.
Staff at the University of Dundee are to be balloted on strike action following reports the institution could cut up to 700 jobs.
Already, there are serious calls to change South Korea's constitution – to strengthen its institutions and limit the powers of the president - to guard against this happening again.
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