(transitive) To begin or initiate (something); to found. / (obsolete, transitive) To train, instruct. / To nominate; to appoint.

(obsolete) Established; organized; founded.

An organization founded to promote a cause / An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects / The building housing such an institution

plural of institution

An educational institution, dedicated to teaching and/or research. / An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.

(marketing) Advertising that promotes a company rather than the specific products or services it offers.

plural of educational institution

A place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, elementary schools, and universities.

(derogatory slang) A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.

The systems of formal laws, regulations, and procedures, and informal conventions, customs, and norms, that shape socioeconomic activity and behaviour.