institutions

in-sti-tu-tions · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of institution; established organizations or corporations.

  2. 2.

    Established practices, laws, or customs within a society.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    government institutions — official bodies of state power
  • •
    social institutions — organized patterns of beliefs and behaviors in society
  • •
    institutions of democracy — structures that support democratic governance

Related words

See also: establishments, institution, organizations
Synonyms: establishments, foundations, organizations

Etymology

From Latin institutio ("arrangement, instruction"), from instituere ("to set up, establish"). Plural form of institution.