English-Finnish translations for institution

• instituutio
  Suoriutuuko tällainen instituutio tehtävistään? Will this institution do its job?
  Mikään instituutio tai hallinto ei ole erehtymätön. No institution or administration is infallible.
  Myös oikeuslaitos on tärkeä demokraattinen instituutio. The judiciary is another key democratic institution.
• laitos
  Kumpikaan laitos ei ole lähestynyt komissiota suoraan. Neither institution has approached the Commission directly.
  Tämä laitos saa korvauksen toimivaltaisen valtion laitokselta. This institution is reimbursed by the institution of the competent state.
  Ymmärrän, että tämä ei ole standardi käytäntö, mutta kyseessä ei myöskään ole standardi laitos. I realize this would not be standard practice but this is not a standard institution.

Definition of institution

• A custom or practice of a society or community
• An organization similarly long established and respected, ''particularly'one involved with education, public service, or charity work
• The building or buildings which house such an organization
• Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected
• A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field
• The act of instituting something
• The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest

Examples

• The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
• The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally-accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.
• Hes been in an institution since the crash.
• Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
• Shes not just any old scholar; she is an institution.
• The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.

Related words

• institutional
• institutionalised
• institutionalized
• institutionalization
• institutionalize
• institutionalisation
• anti-institutionalism
• institutionalism
• institutionalise