institution
[noun]
Synonyms:
- establishment, academy, college, foundation, institute, school, society
- custom, convention, law, practice, ritual, rule, tradition

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Related Words: custom, habit, establishment, rite

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English Thesaurus: organization, institution, association, party, body, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧sti‧tu‧tion W1 AC /ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃən, ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən $ -ˈtuː-/ noun

1. [countable] a large organization that has a particular kind of work or purpose
financial/educational/research etc institution
the government and other political institutions
powerful institutions such as world banks
the Institution of Electrical Engineers

2. [countable] an important system of organization in society that has existed for a long time:
social institutions such as the family and religion
the institution of marriage/monarchy etc
The scandal threatened to undermine the institution of the presidency.

3. [countable] a building that people are sent to when they need to be looked after, for example old people or children with no parents – often used to show disapproval:
I was determined not to put my mother in an institution.
a mental institution (=for the mentally ill)

4. [uncountable] when something is started or introduced, especially something relating to the law or politics
institution of
the institution of divorce proceedings

5. be an institution if a person, place, event etc is an institution, they have been an important part of a place for a very long time – often used humorously:
The British pub isn’t just somewhere to drink – it’s an institution.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

institution
noun
I. large organization
ADJ. central, major Parliament remains the central institution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.
established | existing They argue for the reform of existing political institutions.
traditional | public | private | government, governmental, state | international, national | local | democratic | academic, administrative, charitable, cultural, economic, educational, financial, legal, lending, political, religious, research cultural institutions such as the Danish Institute
PREP. at a/the ~ a course at an institution of higher education | in/within ~ examination procedures within educational institutions
 ⇒ Note at ORGANIZATION (for verbs)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

institution
II. building for people with special needs
ADJ. mental, penal
VERB + INSTITUTION be admitted to, be placed in Many people with dementia would rather remain at home than be placed in an institution.
be kept in
PREP. at/in ~ patients in mental institutions
~ for an institution for mentally ill offenders

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

institution
III. custom
ADJ. national Fish and chips became a national institution in Britain.
cultural, economic, legal, political, religious, social cultural institutions such as religious and legal codes

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

organization a group of people, companies, or countries, which is set up for a particular purpose:
Greenpeace is an international organization that protects the environment.
the World Health Organization
institution a large important organization such as a bank, church, or university:
The University is an important academic institution.
financial institutions such as banks
association an organization for people in a particular profession, sport, or activity, which officially represents its members – often used in names:
I met a representative of the National Association of Teachers.
the Football Association
party an organization of people with the same political aims which you can vote for in elections:
Which political party do you support?
He voted for the Republican Party’s candidate.
body an important group of people who make the rules and advise people about what should be allowed:
the sport’s governing body
The government has set up an advisory body.
club/society an organization for people who share an interest, for example a sport:
We belong to a tennis club.
I joined the university film society.
union an organization formed by workers in order to protect their rights:
The union ordered its members out on strike.
charity an organization which collects money to help people who are poor, sick etc and does not make any profit for itself:
She has raised a lot of money for local charities.
quango British English disapproving an organization set up by the government, which has official power but whose members have not been elected:
the amount of money that is wasted on government quangos

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