Institution | Mean of institution in English Dictionary

/ˌɪnstəˈtuːʃən/

• Noun
• an established organization
1. an educational/academic institution
2. banks and other financial institutions
3. an institution of higher learning
• a place where an organization takes care of people for a usually long period of time
1. She committed herself to a mental institution. [=a hospital for people with mental or emotional problems]
2. a correctional institution [=a prison]
• a custom, practice, or law that is accepted and used by many people
1. Family visits are a Thanksgiving institution.
2. She's not interested in the institution of marriage.
3. the institution of slavery

• someone or something that is very well known and established in a particular field or place
1. He is an institution in local politics. [=he has participated in local politics for such a long time that people consider him to be a regular part of local politics]
2. The play has become something of an institution on Broadway.
• the act of beginning or creating something (such as a new law, rule, or system)
1. the institution of new rules and regulations