institution
US: /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən/
UK: /ˌɪnstɪtjˈuːʃən/
UK: /ˌɪnstɪtjˈuːʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
institution /,insti'tju:ʃn/
- danh từ
- sự thành lập, sự lập
- sự mở (một cuộc điều tra)
- cơ quan; trụ sở cơ quan
- thể chế
- (thông tục) người quen thuộc, người nổi danh; tổ chức quen thuộc, tổ chức nổi danh
- (tôn giáo) tổ chức hội (từ thiện...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] a large important organization that has a particular purpose, for example, a university or bank: an educational / financial institution + the Smithsonian Institution
2 [C] (usually disapproving) a building where people with special needs are taken care of, for example because they are old or mentally ill: a mental / penal institution + We want this to be like a home, not an institution.
3 [C] a custom or system that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people: the institution of marriage + Fish and chips have become a British institution.
4 [U] the act of starting or introducing sth such as a system or a law: the institution of new safety procedures
5 [C] (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!
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 establishing, establishment, forming, formation, origination, founding, foundation, installation, introduction, creation, organization:
Who was responsible for the institution of cricket as a national pastime?
2 establishment, institute, academy, foundation, university, college, school:
He attended an institution of higher learning after leaving the army.
3 hospital, medical centre, sanatorium or US also sanitarium, home, asylum:
They spent their last days in an institution.
4 custom, tradition, habit, practice, routine, rule, order (of the day), code (of practice); doctrine, dogma:
Throwing the coxswain into the river after the race has become an institution.
Collocation dictionary
1 large organization
ADJ.
central, major
Parliament remains the central institution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.
| established | existing
They argue for the reform of existing political institutions.
| traditional | public | private | government, governmental, state | international, national | local | democratic | academic, administrative, charitable, cultural, economic, educational, financial, legal, lending, political, religious, research
cultural institutions such as the Danish Institute
PREP.
at a/the ~
a course at aninstitution of higher education |
in/within ~
examinationprocedures within educationalinstitutions
More information about ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION:
create, establish, form, found, set up, start ~
an association created to promote local industry The company was founded in 1981.
dissolve ~
(often law)She sought a court order to have the partnership dissolved.
run ~
He runs an accountancy firm.
manage ~
The executive committee manages the group on a day-to-day basis.
be/become a member of, join ~
She became a member of the Society of Arts.
leave ~
The country plans to leave the organization.
2 building for people with special needs
ADJ.
mental, penal
VERB + INSTITUTION
be admitted to, be placed in
Many people withdementia would rather remain athome than be placed in aninstitution.
| be kept in
PREP.
at/in ~
patients in mentalinstitutions
| ~ for
an institutionfor mentally ill offenders
3 custom
ADJ.
national
Fish and chipsbecame a national institution inBritain.
| cultural, economic, legal, political, religious, social
cultural institutions such as religious and legal codes
Concise English dictionary
institutions‚ɪnstɪ'tuːʃn /-'tju-
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; introducing something new
+a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
