(~s, instituting, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An ~ is an organization set up to do a particular type of work, especially research or teaching. You can also use ~ to refer to the building the organization occupies.
...an elite research ~ devoted to computer software...
N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES
2.
If you ~ a system, rule, or course of action, you start it. (FORMAL)
We will ~ a number of measures to better safeguard the public...
VERB: V n