different between politics vs institution

English

Etymology

From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s ?? ???????? (ta politiká, “affairs of state”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?l.??t?ks/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?l.?.t?ks/
• Hyphenation: pol?i?tics

Noun

politics (countable and uncountable, plural politics)

1. (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
   • 1996, Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A feminist international politics, pages ix-x:

     There are by now many feminisms (Tong, 1989; Humm, 1992). [...] They are in shifting alliance or contest with postmodern critiques, which at times seem to threaten the very category 'women' and its possibilities for a feminist politics.

2. (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.

3. (in the plural) One's political stands and opinions.

4. (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict.
5. (in the singular, fandom slang) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.

Verb

politics

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of politic

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• politics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• politics in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• colpitis, psilotic

English

Etymology

From Old French institution, from Latin instit?ti?, from institu? (“to set up”), from in- (“in, on”) + statu? (“to set up, establish”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nst??tju???n/, /??nst??t?u???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nst??tu???n/

Noun

institution (countable and uncountable, plural institutions)

1. A custom or practice of a society or community.

   The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.

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

   The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally-accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.

3. The building or buildings which house such an organization.

   He's been in an institution since the crash.

4. (informal) Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.

   Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.

   • 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo:

     "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."

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

   She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.

6. The act of instituting something.

   The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
7. (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
8. (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.

Synonyms

• establishment

Derived terms

• academic institution
• educational institution
• research institution

Related terms

• institute
• institutional
• institutionalism
• institutionalist

Translations

References

• institution at OneLook Dictionary Search
• institution in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• "institution" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 168.
• institution in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• institution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin ?nstit?ti?.

Noun

institution c (singular definite institutionen, plural indefinite institutioner)

1. institution

Inflection

Derived terms

References

• “institution” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Latin ?nstit?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

institution f (plural institutions)

1. institution

Further reading

• “institution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin ?nstit?ti?.

Noun

institution c

1. an institution (an established organization)
2. an institution (a habit)
3. an institution (a person)
4. a department (at a university)

   datavetenskapliga institutionen

   department of computer science

   institutionen för fysik

   department of physics

Declension

Related terms

• instituera
• institut
• institutionalisera
• institutionell
• kulturinstitution

Further reading

• institution in Svensk ordbok.