English-Spanish translations for institution

• institución
  Europa necesita esta institución. Europe needs this institution.
  A Estrasburgo no le agradaba la idea de perder esta institución. Strasbourg did not like losing this institution.
  Sin embargo, usted conoce la institución que preside. However, you know the institution you are running.

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