institusjon
institution · noun (en)
- Definition
- An established and well-known organization, practice, or custom. It can refer to a large organization (like a university or hospital) or an abstract concept (like marriage or democracy) that has been around for a long time and is widely accepted.
- Inflections
- institusjon, institusjonen, institusjoner, institusjonene
- Origin
- From Latin 'institutio' (foundation, instruction, arrangement), from 'instituere' (to set up, establish, appoint, teach).
Examples
| Universitetet er en viktig institusjon for høyere utdanning i landet. | The university is an important institution for higher education in the country. |
| Barnevernet er en viktig samfunnsinstitusjon. | Child welfare services are an important societal institution. |
| Ekteskapet er en gammel institusjon. | Marriage is an old institution. |