institutions

NOUN

organization, usually educational

Synonyms

WEAK

academy association asylum business clinic college company conservatory establishment fixture foundation guild hospital orphanage school seminar seminary society system think tank university

NOUN

organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

academy association business clinic company establishment foundation hospital institute school society system university

STRONG

asylum college conservatory fixture guild orphanage seminar seminary

Example Sentences

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Many — including at those three institutions — are represented by UAW.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Wenders said he would seek a "broad dialogue" with film institutions and groups, and only after reaching "a mutually agreed solution, which will include Nastassja Kinski, will we make the film available again".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

While five of the winning institutions are run by luxury hotel groups and other major businesses, the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa in Champillon was founded by American entrepreneurs Denise Dupre and Mark Nunnelly.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

One option is to make direct payments to medical providers or educational institutions on someone else’s behalf for qualified expenses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

And the major institutions with which they come into contact are designed to prevent their mobility.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander