institution

institution

noun

Definition of INSTITUTION

1

a public organization with a particular purpose or function <a charitable institution devoted to raising funds to feed the hungry>

Synonyms establishment, foundation, institute

Related Words body, collective, group; corporation, enterprise; charity, philanthropy; think tank

2

a person who has long been associated with a place or activity <an actor who has been a Broadway institution for decades>

Synonyms fixture

Related Words first lady, grand old man; icon (also ikon), symbol; dean, elder statesman

3

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest <an institution devoted to studying social problems and proposing solutions for them>

Synonyms board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality

Related Words collective, commune, community, cooperative; alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership; body, cadre, group; circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set; crew, outfit, party, squad, team; branch, chapter, local; faithful, fold, membership; sisterhood, sorority; cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy; band, gang, ring; cartel, combine, syndicate

4

a place where insane people are cared for <their father was committed to an institution after his mental health began to rapidly deteriorate>

Synonyms asylum, bedlam, institution

Related Words hospital; halfway house, home; hospice, sanatorium, sanitarium, sanitorium