Definitions for Institutionˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. institution, establishment(noun)

    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

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  4. initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration(noun)



  5. mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum(noun)

    a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person


  1. institution(Noun)

    An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc.

  2. institution(Noun)

    The building which houses such an organisation.

  3. institution(Noun)

    A custom or practice of a society or community - marriage for example.

  4. institution(Noun)

    A person long established with a certain place or position.

  5. institution(Noun)

    The act of instituting.

  6. institution(Noun)

    That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules.

    There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, being an institution of physic. uE000140392uE001 Evelyn.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Institution(noun)

    the act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school

  2. Institution(noun)

    instruction; education

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  4. Institution(noun)

    that which instituted or established

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  7. Institution(noun)

    anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits

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  9. Origin: [L. institutio: cf. F. institution.]


  1. Institution

    An institution is any structure or mechanism of social order and cooperation governing the behaviour of a set of individuals within a given community — may it be human or a specific animal one. Institutions are identified with a social purpose, transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern cooperative living behavior. The term "institution" is commonly applied to customs and behavior patterns important to a society, as well as to particular formal organizations of government and public services. As structures and mechanisms of social order among certain species, institutions are one of the principal objects of study in the social sciences, such as political science, anthropology, economics, and sociology. Institutions are also a central concern for law, the formal mechanism for political rule-making and enforcement.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Institution' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2053

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Institution' in Nouns Frequency: #386

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