See Also: Institution(medicine)
institution(dictionary)
Smithsonian Institution(encyclopedia)
Brookings Institution, the(dictionary)
Smithsonian Institution(dictionary)
financial institution(dictionary)
INSTITUTION, eccl(law)
INSTITUTION, political law(law)
INSTITUTION, practice(law)
Institution (medical)(health)

institution (oh)



[C] 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
[C] 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.
[C] 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)
[U] when something is started or introduced, especially something relating to the law or politics
institution of
::the institution of divorce proceedings
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.