institution

noun

/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/

/ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃn/

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[countable] a large important organization that has a particular purpose, for example a university or bank
- The deal is backed by one of the country's largest financial institutions.
- He has worked as a visiting lecturer for various educational institutions.
- The system is targeted mainly at academic and research institutions.
- the Smithsonian Institution
- institution of something The region boasts several institutions of higher education.
Extra Examples
- The College is one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the country.
- We need to create institutions that benefit our community.
- a course at an institution of higher education
- cultural institutions such as the Danish Institute
- examination procedures within educational institutions
- young people who attend higher-education institutions
Topics Educationb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- central
- large
- major
- …
verb + institution
- build
- create
- found
- …
preposition
- at a/the institution
- in institution
- within institution
- …
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[countable] (usually disapproving) a building where people with special needs are taken care of, for example because they are old or mentally ill
- They had him committed to a mental institution.
- We want this to be like a home, not an institution.
Extra Examples
- patients in mental institutions
- an institution for mentally ill offenders
- The state built institutions for those who were considered insane.
- Many people with dementia would rather remain at home than be placed in an institution.
- He was released from the state institution where he had been confined for four years.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mental
- correctional
- penal
- …
verb + institution
- build
- be admitted to
- be placed in
- …
preposition
- at institution
- in institution
- institution for
- …
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[countable] a custom or system that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people
- He claimed this threatened ‘the sacred institution of marriage’.
- Fish and chips became a national institution in Britain.
Extra Examples
- Football is a national institution in this country.
- American laws once protected the institution of slavery.
- These changes threaten some of our most cherished institutions.
- These values are embedded in mainstream social institutions.
- cultural institutions such as religious and legal codes
- Parliament remains the central institution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.
- They argue for the reform of existing political institutions.
- the central institutions of the nation's constitution
- They are studying ways to reform government institutions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- national
- cultural
- economic
- …
verb + institution
- threaten
- undermine
- weaken
- …
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[uncountable] the act of starting or introducing something such as a system or a law
- the institution of new safety procedures
[countable] (informal, humorous) a person who is well known because they have been in a particular place or job for a long time
- You must know him—he's an institution around here!

Word Originlate Middle English (in senses (3) and (4)): via Old French from Latin institutio(n-), from the verb instituere, from in- ‘in, towards’ + statuere ‘set up’. Sense (1) dates from the early 18th cent.

单词	institution
释义	institution noun /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃn/ jump to other results [countable] a large important organization that has a particular purpose, for example a university or bank The deal is backed by one of the country's largest financial institutions. He has worked as a visiting lecturer for various educational institutions. The system is targeted mainly at academic and research institutions. the Smithsonian Institution institution of something The region boasts several institutions of higher education. Extra Examples The College is one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the country. We need to create institutions that benefit our community. a course at an institution of higher education cultural institutions such as the Danish Institute examination procedures within educational institutions young people who attend higher-education institutions Topics Educationb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective central large major … verb + institution build create found … preposition at a/the institution in institution within institution … See full entry [countable] (usually disapproving) a building where people with special needs are taken care of, for example because they are old or mentally ill They had him committed to a mental institution. We want this to be like a home, not an institution. Extra Examples patients in mental institutions an institution for mentally ill offenders The state built institutions for those who were considered insane. Many people with dementia would rather remain at home than be placed in an institution. He was released from the state institution where he had been confined for four years. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective mental correctional penal … verb + institution build be admitted to be placed in … preposition at institution in institution institution for … See full entry [countable] a custom or system that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people He claimed this threatened ‘the sacred institution of marriage’. Fish and chips became a national institution in Britain. Extra Examples Football is a national institution in this country. American laws once protected the institution of slavery. These changes threaten some of our most cherished institutions. These values are embedded in mainstream social institutions. cultural institutions such as religious and legal codes Parliament remains the central institution of the constitution of the United Kingdom. They argue for the reform of existing political institutions. the central institutions of the nation's constitution They are studying ways to reform government institutions. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective national cultural economic … verb + institution threaten undermine weaken … See full entry [uncountable] the act of starting or introducing something such as a system or a law the institution of new safety procedures [countable] (informal, humorous) a person who is well known because they have been in a particular place or job for a long time You must know him—he's an institution around here! Word Originlate Middle English (in senses (3) and (4)): via Old French from Latin institutio(n-), from the verb instituere, from in- ‘in, towards’ + statuere ‘set up’. Sense (1) dates from the early 18th cent.
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