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The commencement or initiation of anything, such as an action. An establishment, particularly one that is eleemosynary or public by nature. An institution can be any type of organized corporation or society. It may be private and designed for the profit of the individuals composing it, or public and nonprofit. institution (Commencement), noun beginning, inception, initiation, installation, installment, open introduction institution (Custom), noun academy, alliance, bylaw, canon, code, custom, established usage, familiar practice, fraternity, institute, law, league, ordinance, organization, permanent rule, place of education, prevalent practice, regulation, union See also: association, building, concern, corporation, custom, firm, formation, foundation, installation, institute, organization, prescription, rubric INSTITUTION, eccl. law. The act by which the ordinary commits the cure of souls to a person presented to a benefice. INSTITUTION, political law. That which has been established and settled by law for the public good; as, the American institutions guaranty to the citizens all privileges and immunities essential to freedom. INSTITUTION, practice. The commencement of an action; as, A B has instituted a suit against C D, to recover damages for a trespass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Using institutional effectiveness criteria established by the Southern Assocation of Colleges and Schools, the authors surveyed administrators and faculty at institutions granting associate's degrees in the southern United States to elicit (a) the extent to which effectiveness components were implemented, (b) the importance placed on those components by institutional leaders, and (c) discrepancies between reported implementation and perceived importance. Annual reports, the 'Rodney Dangerfields' of corporate communication, earn surprising respect from institutional investors. Newmark & Company Real Estate has formed a new division, Newmark Institutional Management Group, dedicated to providing sophisticated financial, accounting and reporting capabilities to support its institutional property management client base, announced James D. |
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