institution

1. An organization founded and united for a specific purpose (synset 108070328)
   is a type of: organisation, organization - a group of people who work together
   subtypes:

   • medical institution - an institution created for the practice of medicine
   • financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization - an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
   • issuer - an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
   • charity - an institution set up to provide help to the needy
   • company - an institution created to conduct business
   • faith, organized religion, religion - an institution to express belief in a divine power
   • vicariate, vicarship - the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
   • educational institution - an institution dedicated to education
   • academy, honorary society - an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
   same as: establishment
2. An establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated (synset 103579706)
   is a type of: establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
   subtypes:

   • home, nursing home, rest home - an institution where people are cared for
   • orphanage, orphans' asylum - a public institution for the care of orphans
   • penal facility, penal institution - an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public
3. A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society (synset 105677194)
   "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"
   is a type of: custom, tradition - a specific practice of long standing
   subtypes: levirate - the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
4. The act of starting something for the first time;
   Introducing something new (synset 100241051)
   "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
   is a type of: beginning, commencement, start - the act of starting something
   subtypes: authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
   same as: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, introduction, origination
5. A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person (synset 103752065)
   is a type of: hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment
   subtypes: bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit - pejorative terms for an insane asylum
   same as: asylum, insane asylum, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital

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