institution

institution: noun

1 large organization

ADJECTIVE

▪ central, large, major

▪ the central institutions of the nation's constitution

▪ powerful

▪ established

▪ existing

▪ They argue for the reform of existing political institutions.

▪ traditional

▪ elite, prestigious, venerable

▪ The College is one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the country.

▪ public

▪ private

▪ government, governmental, state

▪ international, national

▪ local

▪ democratic

▪ for-profit, non-profit

▪ academic, education, educational, higher-education, higher educational, research

▪ cultural institutions such as the Danish Institute

▪ banking, economic, financial, lending

▪ administrative, charitable, cultural, legal, military, political, religious

VERB + INSTITUTION

▪ build, create, found

▪ We need to create institutions that benefit our community.

▪ reform

▪ They are studying ways to reform government institutions.

▪ attend

▪ young people who attend higher-education institutions

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the institution

▪ a course at an institution of higher education

▪ in institution, within institution

▪ examination procedures within educational institutions

2 building for people with special needs

ADJECTIVE

▪ mental

▪ correctional (AmE), penal

▪ state (AmE)

▪ He was released from the state institution where he had been confined for four years.

VERB + INSTITUTION

▪ build

▪ The state built institutions for those who were considered insane.

▪ be admitted to, be placed in

▪ Many people with dementia would rather remain at home than be placed in an institution.

▪ be kept in

PREPOSITION

▪ at institution, in institution

▪ patients in mental institutions

▪ institution for

▪ an institution for mentally ill offenders

3 custom

ADJECTIVE

▪ national

▪ Football is a national institution in this country.

▪ cultural, economic, legal, political, religious, social

▪ cultural institutions such as religious and legal codes

▪ mainstream

▪ These values are embedded in mainstream social institutions.

▪ sacred

▪ He claimed this threatened ‘the sacred institution of marriage’.

VERB + INSTITUTION

▪ threaten, undermine, weaken

▪ These changes threaten some of our most cherished institutions.

▪ strengthen

▪ preserve, protect

▪ American laws once protected the institution of slavery.

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institution — [ ɛ̃stitysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1190; lat. institutio I ♦ 1 ♦ Rare Action d instituer. ⇒ création, établissement, fondation. L institution d une fête annuelle, d une commission d enquête. L institution du calendrier grégorien en 1582. « l institution du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
institution — in‧sti‧tu‧tion [ˌɪnstˈtjuːʆn ǁ ˈtuː ] noun 1. [countable] a large important organization: • Japanese institutions are steadily increasing their presence in Europe. • the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors deˈpository instiˌtution… … Financial and business terms
institution — Institution. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on instituë, on establit. L Institution des jeux Olympiques. l institution d un tel Ordre. l institution des Pairs de France, du Parlement. les paroles sont de l institution des hommes. c est une loüable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Institution — In sti*tu tion, n. [L. institutio: cf. F. institution.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school. [1913 Webster] The institution of God s law is described… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
institution — institution, social institution The use of the term institution in sociology, meaning established aspects of society, is close to that in common English usage. However, there have been some changes over time in the exact conceptualization of the… … Dictionary of sociology
institution — in·sti·tu·tion n 1: the act of instituting 2: a significant practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture the institution of marriage 3: an established organization or corporation esp. of a public character; specif: a facility… … Law dictionary
Institution — (v. lat. Institutio), 1) Einsetzung, Einrichtung, bes. die politischen Einrichtungen eines Staates, welche die Rechte u. Freiheiten der Staatsbürger der Regierung gegenüber garantiren sollen; 2) Beförderung zu einem Amte od. einer Kirchenpfründe; … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Institution — (lat.), Stiftung, Anordnung, Einrichtung, bes. Staats und bürgerliche Einrichtung; auch Einsetzung in ein Amt. Institutionen, Unterweisungen, Teil des Corpus juris, welcher eine enzyklopäd. Übersicht des röm. Rechts enthält, unter Justinian 533… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
institution — c.1400, action of establishing or founding (a system of government, a religious order, etc.), from O.Fr. institucion foundation; thing established, from L. institutionem (nom. institutio) disposition, arrangement; instruction, education, noun of… … Etymology dictionary
Institution — [Network (Rating 5600 9600)] … Deutsch Wörterbuch
institution — ► NOUN 1) an important organization or public body, such as a university, bank, hospital, or Church. 2) an organization providing residential care for people with special needs. 3) an established law or custom. 4) informal a well established and… … English terms dictionary

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