institution

[In`sti*tu·tion]

Universities, banks, and hospitals are all institutions. Until you arrived at the bank, you'd forgotten that financial institutions were closed for the holiday. Thank goodness for the ATM!

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

Noun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

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an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

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a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

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a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"

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an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

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

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Instruction; education.

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The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by which the care of souls is committed to his charge.

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That which instituted or established

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Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity.

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An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.

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

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


Institution

In`sti*tu"tion , n. [L. institutio: cf. F. institution.] 1. The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.
The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction.
(b) Instruction; education. [Obs.] Bentley. (c) (Eccl. Law) The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by which the care of souls is committed to his charge. Blackstone. 2. That which instituted or established; as: (a) Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity.
The nature of our people, Our city's institutions.
(b) An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution. (c) Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits.
We ordered a lunch (the most delightful of English institutions, next to dinner) to be ready against our return.
3. That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute. [Obs.]
There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, . . . being an institution of physic.

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

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Usage Examples

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

I believe in the institution of marriage. Of course being a Mormon, we believe in eternity rather than just till death do us part. If you really try hard, if you make it work, it's blissful. But I also know a marriage that isn't working can be painful.

Any place that anyone can learn something useful from someone with experience is an educational institution.

And let me make this very clear - unlike President Obama, I will not raise taxes on the middle class. As president, I will protect the sanctity of life. I will honor the institution of marriage. And I will guarantee America's first liberty: the freedom of religion.

An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness.

Hope founded upon a human being, a man-made philosophy or any institution is always misplaced... because these things are unreliable and fleeting.

Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by creating a special event dedicated to new thinking. The other is to look outside themselves to stimulate solutions.

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Other Usage Examples

Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce.

Culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. Now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debates from time to time, so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman.

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.

Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships.

Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.

At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than make such a big stink that nobody can trust to work with you. It's very important in an environment of a big institution that people don't feel threatened that you're going to expose them in any way.

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