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1
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
- a charitable institution devoted to raising funds to feed the hungry
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a person who has long been associated with a place or activity
- an actor who has been a Broadway institution for decades
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a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
- an institution devoted to studying social problems and proposing solutions for them
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- association,
- board,
- brotherhood,
- chamber,
- club,
- college,
- congress,
- consortium,
- council,
- fellowship,
- fraternity,
- guild
- (also gild),
- institute,
- league,
- order,
- organization,
- society,
- sodality
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“Institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/institution. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of institution was in the 15th century
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