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Politics vs Institution - What's the difference?

politics | institution |

As an adjective politics

is .

As a noun institution is

institution.

politics

Noun

  • (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 .
  • (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
  • ''He made a career out of politics .
  • (countable) One's political stands and opinions.
  • Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
  • (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict.
  • There's too much politics in this organization.

    Derived terms

    * geopolitics * necropolitics * palace politics * petropolitics * politic * political * politician * politicize * sexual politics * wedge politics

    institution

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia institution) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, being an institution of physic. — Evelyn.

    Derived terms

    * academic institution * educational institution * research institution