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institution

nounid 2947·updated May 9, 2026
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An organization founded for a specific purpose, such as religious, educational, professional, or social.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Organization85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
asylumestablishmentinitiationinsane asylummental homemental hospitalmental institutionpsychiatric hospital
alternatephrasing
Institution
plural
institutions
possessive
institution's
pluralpossessive
institutions'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
An organization founded for a specific purpose, such as religious, educational, professional, or social.
Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of starting something for the first time
§2
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
§3
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
§4
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
§5
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

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