An educational institution, dedicated to teaching and/or research. / An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.

(business) Pertaining to business-to-business activities of commercial organizations serving institutions such as schools, organizations, and churches with products and/or services.

(derogatory slang) A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.

The systems of formal laws, regulations, and procedures, and informal conventions, customs, and norms, that shape socioeconomic activity and behaviour.

plural of mental institution

(US, formal, euphemistic) A prison.

a division of an institution focused on the improvement of the entity, primarily involved in fundraising activities. It is, therefore, heavily involved in communications (especially alumni relations), marketing, and public relations.

plural of correctional institution

Racism expressed in the practice of social and political institutions.

(euphemistic or derogatory) slavery