Definition of institutions Institutions
/ɪˌnstɪtuˈʃʌnz/ - [institushunz] -
We found 3 definitions of institutions from 2 different sources.
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What does institutions mean?
Wiktionary 
- institutions (Noun)
Plural of institution.
Part of speech
🔤- institutions, noun, plural of institution.
WordNet
NounPlural: institutions |
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| institution - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose | ||
| establishment | ||
| organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" | ||
| medical institution an institution created for the practice of medicine | ||
| financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets | ||
| issuer an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.) | ||
| charity an activity or gift that benefits the public at large | ||
| company an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" | ||
| organized religion, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" | ||
| vicariate, vicarship the religious institution under the authority of a vicar | ||
| educational institution an institution dedicated to education | ||
| institution - an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated | ||
| establishment a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence | ||
| nursing home, rest home, home an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" | ||
| orphans' asylum, orphanage a public institution for the care of orphans | ||
| institution - 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" | ||
| tradition, custom an inherited pattern of thought or action | ||
| institution - 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" | ||
| initiation, founding, foundation, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration | ||
| commencement, beginning, start an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred | ||
| institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | ||
| mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum | ||
| infirmary, hospital a health facility where patients receive treatment | ||
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Wiktionary
- institution (Noun)
An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc. - institution (Noun)
The building which houses such an organisation. - institution (Noun)
A custom or practice of a society or community, marriage for example. - institution (Noun)
A person long established with a certain place or position. - institution (Noun)
The act of instituting. - institution (Noun)
That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- institution (n.)
The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school. - institution (n.)
Instruction; education. - institution (n.)
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. - institution (n.)
That which instituted or established - institution (n.)
Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity. - institution (n.)
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. - institution (n.)
Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits. - institution (n.)
That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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institution
Stucture that has been organised for a certain scope (that can be for nor not for profit), which the legislation attributes a incorporated status. -
institution
An organization devoted to the promotion of a cause, program, etc., esp. one of a public or educational character.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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institution
An establishment founded partly with a view to instruction; as the Royal United Service Institution in London.
Wikipedia 
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An institution is social structure in which people cooperate and which influences the behavior of people and the way they live.
Some societies have many institutions in the "specific" sense. These societies have an organised government, schools, hospitals, churches, clubs, armies, markets, courts and places for entertainment. Some societies have very few of these things, but this does not mean that there are no "institutions". The way in which the people relate to each other may have just as many "controls" as in a society with schools, markets and a government. An example of a society that has lots of "specific" institutions is Western Europe. An example of a society with very few specific institutions is the society of the Australian Aboriginal people before the 20th century.
Historians look at institutions to find differences between eras or periods. They sometimes judge political and military events by the effect that they had on institutions.
Part of speech
🔤- institution, noun, singular of institutions.
