noun
1 large organization
ADJECTIVE
▪ central , large , major
▪
the central ~s of the nation's constitution
▪ powerful
▪ established
▪ existing
▪
They argue for the reform of existing political ~s.
▪ traditional
▪ elite , prestigious , venerable
▪
The College is one of the most prestigious medical ~s in the country.
▪ public
▪ private
▪ government , governmental , state
▪ international , national
▪ local
▪ democratic
▪ for-profit , non-profit
▪ academic , education , educational , higher-education , higher educational , research
▪
cultural ~s such as the Danish Institute
▪ banking , economic , financial , lending
▪ administrative , charitable , cultural , legal , military , political , religious
VERB + INSTITUTION
▪ build , create , found
▪
We need to create ~s that benefit our community.
▪ reform
▪
They are studying ways to reform government ~s.
▪ attend
▪
young people who attend higher-education ~s
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
a course at an ~ of higher education
▪ in ~ , within ~
▪
examination procedures within educational ~s
2 building for people with special needs
ADJECTIVE
▪ mental
▪ correctional ( AmE ), penal
▪ state ( AmE )
▪
He was released from the state ~ where he had been confined for four years.
VERB + INSTITUTION
▪ build
▪
The state built ~s for those who were considered insane.
▪ be admitted to , be placed in
▪
Many people with dementia would rather remain at home than be placed in an ~.
▪ be kept in
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~ , in ~
▪
patients in mental ~s
▪ ~ for
▪
an ~ for mentally ill offenders
3 custom
ADJECTIVE
▪ national
▪
Football is a national ~ in this country.
▪ cultural , economic , legal , political , religious , social
▪
cultural ~s such as religious and legal codes
▪ mainstream
▪
These values are embedded in mainstream social ~s.
▪ sacred
▪
He claimed this threatened ‘the sacred ~ of marriage’.
VERB + INSTITUTION
▪ threaten , undermine , weaken
▪
These changes threaten some of our most cherished ~s.
▪ strengthen
▪ preserve , protect
▪
American laws once protected the ~ of slavery.