institution
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3.9
- noun
- /ˌɪnstəˈtuːʃən/
:
institución
- Many people benefit from the programs offered by this charitable institution that helps the homeless.
- an educational institution
- higher education institutions
- public institutions
It's this world class huge institution and is.
- It's this world class huge institution and is.
- I'd probably change make every institution in this country have real food.
- And given those facts, she asked this question, will this institution survive the stench?
- Now, Speaking of American institutions, Disney.
- But it's there are institutions that are heading in the right direction.
- They are and they're supported by the institutions that participate in it.
- There's another institution that is on the right.
- Lend freely to solvent institutions at a punitive rate.
- I'm grateful to this institution for its contributions to the world.
- I graduated with a master's degree from this fine institution, from this part of the world.
- There's no market check on their action that that institution tends to become more corrupt.
- And we need to start in our institutions, in our schools, in our hospitals.
- And I, I guess that affects state supported institutions or state assisted colleges.
- It's it's an institution here in Milwaukee.
- So we buy and sell tokens from institutions and high net worth families.
Examples
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The task group defined a set of responsibilities for institutions serving as record hosts.
Academic text (2013) -
I graduated with a master's degree from this fine institution, from this part of the world.
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The required permission was received from the related institution before the administration of the study.
Academic text (2008) -
In the future, studies should be done in other types of institutions, for example, small private schools.
Academic text (2013) -
Education abroad is important to higher education institutions and college students for three major reasons.
Academic text (2011) -
I don't get to say this to my new guests very often, but it's an honor to have you here at this institution.
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Participants were drawn from a private comprehensive institution located in the Northeastern United States.
Academic text (2013) -
The total undergraduate student population at the institution was about 4,746 for the fall semester of 2011.
Academic text (2013) -
The university has a strong reputation as an educational institution dedicated to research and community service.
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As a cultural institution, the museum provides access to art and history for everyone in the community.
Synonyms
755
3.5
An organization set up to support education, art, or science
122
3.8
A place like a shop or hotel that sells goods and offers services
Compounds
68
3.6
An organization that keeps people's money, gives loans, and offers other money services
- Archaic
42
3.6
A hospital that cares for people who have serious problems with their mind
- Specialized
4
3.7
A bank or company that gives money to people and businesses to pay back
- Formal
2
4.9
A place where people who broke the law are kept as punishment or while they wait for trial
- Offensive
1
9.9
A polite phrase for slavery in the southern United States before the Civil War
- Specialized
1
5.5
A bank or credit union that helps people save money and buy a home
- Specialized
An organization that accepts people's money in accounts and lends or invests it
- Specialized
A company that does not take deposits but raises money by selling investments or insurance
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Institution comes from the Latin verb instituere, meaning 'to set up', and it shares the same root as institute. So an institution is a place or organization that was 'set up' to do work for the public, for teaching, or for charity.