Institution vs. Establishment — What's the Difference?

Institutions, according to Samuel P. Huntington, are "stable, valued, recurring patterns of behavior". Institutions can refer to mechanisms which govern the behavior of a set of individuals within a given community, and are identified with a social purpose, transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern living behavior.

The action of establishing something or being established

The act of instituting

A business organization, public institution, or household

A custom, practice, relationship, or behavioral pattern of importance in the life of a community or society

A group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy, opinion, or taste, and seen as resisting change

(Informal) One long associated with a specified place, position, or function.

The ecclesiastical system organized by law.

An established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture.

The act of establishing.

A building or complex of buildings housing such an organization.

The condition or fact of being established.

A building or complex of buildings housing people who need special services, such as orphans or people with mental disabilities.

A permanent civil, political, or military organization

A custom or practice of a society or community.

An established church.

A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.

A place of residence or business with its possessions and staff.

The building or buildings which house such an organization.

A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school.

A mental institution.

A group of people holding most of the power and influence in a government or society. Often used with the.

(informal) Any long established and respected place or business.

A controlling group in a given field of activity. Often used with the.

(informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.

The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

The act of instituting something.

The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.

(Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest. en

That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.

(obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.

(usually with "the") The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Also Establishment.

The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.

The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).

Instruction; education.

The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

That which instituted or established

The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state.

An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.

That which is established;

That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.

The act of forming something;

An organization founded and united for a specific purpose

An organization founded and united for a specific purpose

An establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society;

A public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

Any large organization

A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

(ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

The cognitive process of establishing a valid proof