What is the difference between institution and constitution?
institution | constitution |
An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc.
The building which houses such an organisation.
A custom or practice of a society or community, marriage for example.
(informal) A person long established with a certain place or position.
The act of instituting.
(obsolete) That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules.
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
* Sir J. Herschel
The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
* Macaulay
A legal document describing such a formal system.
The general health of a person.
A person's physique or temperament.
* Story
* Clarendon
As nouns the difference between institution and constitution
is that institution is an established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc while constitution is the act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.As a proper noun Constitution is
the supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.institution
English
Noun
(wikipedia institution) (en noun)- There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, being an institution of physic. — Evelyn.
Derived terms
* academic institution * educational institution * research institutionExternal links
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English
(wikipedia constitution)Noun
(en noun)- the physical constitution of the sun
- Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions.
- Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.
- He defended himself with less passion than was expected from his constitution .