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   institution

   /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose: "an academic institution" Similar organizationestablishmentinstitutefoundationcentreacademyschoolcollegeuniversityconservatoryseminarycentre of learningseat of learningsocietyassociationfederationgroupcirclefellowshipbodyleagueunionallianceguildconsortiumconcerncorporation
   • ▪ an established official organization having an important role in a society, such as the Church or parliament: "the institutions of democratic government"
   • ▪ a large company or other organization involved in financial trading: "City institutions"
   • ▪ a place where people are confined or are cared for on account of age, disability, or mental illness: derogatory "she has always been included in family life and not hidden away in an institution" Similar homeresidential care
   • 2. an established law or practice: "the institution of marriage" Similar practicecustomphenomenonfactprocedureconventionusagetraditionriteritualfashionusehabitwontmethodsystemroutinewaypolicyideanotionconceptrulelawmodus operandiformal:praxis
   • ▪ a well-established and familiar person or custom: "he soon became something of a national institution"
   • 3. the action of instituting something: "a delay in the institution of proceedings" Similar installationinstatementinductioninvestitureinaugurationintroductionswearing ininitiationordinationconsecrationanointingenthronementcoronationcrowningappointmentputting increationinitiationlaunchlaunchingstartstartingbeginningsetting in motionputting in motiongetting under waygetting goinggetting off the groundinstigationsetting upinaugurationfoundingfoundationestablishmentorganizationactivationactuationgenerationoriginationformal:commencementOpposite dismissaldefrockinghaltingcancellationending

   Word Origin late Middle English (in institution (sense 2, sense 3)): via Old French from Latin institutio(n-), from the verb instituere (see institute). institution (sense 1) dates from the early 18th century.

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   Jul 5, 2024 · Institutions. Sustainable development depends on a framework of stable, competent, and just institutions that can create sound policies, which serve populations effectively and equally.

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   Jul 7, 2024 · There is a remarkable historical, geographic, and organizational diversity in the activities of people who are, or have been, defined as police. Police work has developed considerably from what it was centuries ago.