An organization which is in the business of holding assets. Examples include banks, insurance companies, and investment companies. see also fiduciary, financial institution, hedge fund, INSTINET, percent held by institutions
A society, organisation or establishment which carries out governmental, scientific or educational work
An established society or organized body for promoting some public or social purpose, typically associated with the profession [D02865] RMW
A provincial, territorial or municipal institution (including an educational institution) is a public body operated solely in the public interest and established for educational or cultural purposes.
A socially sanctioned and maintained set of established practices, norms, behaviors, or relationships (i.e. trade regulations, land tenure, banking systems, and an organization's staff rules) that persist over time in support of collectively valued purposes. Institutions have both formal and informal rules and enforcement mechanisms that shape the behavior of individuals and organizations in society. (See also ‘Organization'.)
a feature on a noun which names a abstract construct of mankind that enables society, ¶11-3-5. An i. designates something that is abstract though represented by people, e.g., the family, royalty, a tribe or people. A particular instance is often named with a proper noun, e.g., Smith, (House of) Windsor, the Maya.
means an establishment, organisation, association, or other group that has been set up for a public purpose.
Organizations such as Congress, the presidency, and the court system that play a significant role in the making, carrying out, and enforcing laws and managing conflicts about them.
A set of social, political, or economic roles and procedures, whether established by law or by custom, that function to regulate and/or support the activities of individuals and groups in a society. Examples include religion, ownership, legislation, marriage, a labor market, a monetary system, the state, the firm. (See also organization.)
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
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"
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"
a cohesive organisation designed to benifit, a stark contrast to what I have witnessed marriage to be thus far
a group , tenet, maxim, or organization created by a group of humans
an established practice in the life of a community or it is the organization that carries it out
an established practice, organization, or relationship that governs how society does things
an established practice that is determined as important by two or more people forming a group
an establishment, an established organization (as a college or university)
an organization created as a legal person for the conduct of administrative, cultural and societal, or other functions of a non-commercial character and financed by it in whole or in part
an organization whose purpose is to promote public or learning, including but not limited to church, library, public or private school, hospital, or municipal government or other non-profit or public organization
a persistent, reasonably predictable arrangement, law, process, custom or organisation structuring aspects of the political, social, cultural or economic transactions and relationships in a society
a place to collect those individuals who cannot follow the fast pace of society and thus fall out of the boat
a public or private organization carrying out a non-profit activity
a self-existent organisation
a set of structures (or a complex, enduring organization)
a social structure that reflects the values of a society and is recognized as the appropriate agency for fulfilling certain purposes within the collective
A significant practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture.
A custom, practice (e.g., the institution of slavery), organization (e.g., Congress), relationship, or behavioral pattern of importance in the life of a community or the larger society.
An organisation or establishment set up for a particular purpose
A library, a library system, an organization, or a part of a library, library system, or organization.
(noun): an established organization or corporation (as a college or university) especially of a public character
A large organisation which is in the business of investing in securities.
Institutions are structures and mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of two or more individuals. Institutions are identified with a social purpose and permanence, transcending individual human lives and intentions, and with the making and enforcing of rules governing cooperative human 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 service.