Definitions for institutions
in·sti·tu·tions

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1. institutions

   Institutions are humanly devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions and norms are all examples of institutions. Institutions vary in their level of formality and informality.Institutions are a principal object of study in social sciences such as political science, anthropology, economics, and sociology (the latter described by Émile Durkheim as the "science of institutions, their genesis and their functioning"). Primary or meta-institutions are institutions such as the family or money that are broad enough to encompass sets of related institutions. Institutions are also a central concern for law, the formal mechanism for political rule-making and enforcement. Historians study and document the founding, growth, decay and development of institutions as part of political, economic and cultural history.

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'institutions' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1554

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'institutions' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4336

How to pronounce institutions?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of institutions in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of institutions in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of institutions in a Sentence

1. Clarence Thomas:

   I do think what happened at the court is tremendously bad, i wonder how long we're going to have these institutions at the rate we're undermining them, and then I wonder when they're gone or they are destabilized, what we'll have as a country -- and I don't think that the prospects are good if we continue to lose them.

2. Benjamin Davies:

   To me, this is a failure, as Americans, you rely on [government] institutions, and the institutions are failing as far as I’m concerned.

3. George Osborne:

   We have decided to become the first major western nation to be a prospective founding member of the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, because we think you should be present at the creation of these new international institutions.

4. Kati Piri:

   In June, after AKP lost its majority, perhaps some in the Turkish opposition and the European institutions were thinking this would be the beginning of the end (for Erdogan), but he's a survivor. We're back to reality that he is here to stay and also in the EU institutions, people had better start dealing with this reality.

5. Emma Sinclair-Webb:

   It is an unvarnished move for an arbitrary, mass and permanent purge of the civil service, prosecutors and judges, and to close down private institutions and associations without evidence, justification or due process.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutions