Institution

English word definition — powered by WordNet

NOUN

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 act of starting something for the first time

a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

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