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institutions

  1. Plural form of institution..

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Noun

institutions

  1. Plural of institution.
Category: English plurals

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Thu Jan 28 15:30:24 2010

Institutions are structures and mechanisms of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of a set of individuals within a given human collectivity. Institutions are identified with a social purpose and permanence, transcending individual human lives and intentions, and with the making and enforcing of rules governing cooperative human behavior. The term "institution" is commonly applied to customs and behavior patterns important to a society, as well as to particular formal organizations of government and public service. As structures and mechanisms of social order among humans, institutions are one of the principal objects of study in the social sciences, including sociology, political science, and economics. Institutions are a central concern for law, the formal mechanism for political rule-making and enforcement. The creation and evolution of institutions is a primary topic for history.

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Sat Jan 16 18:05:15 2010

What were the two key institutions of the African american slave community?
Q. What were the two key institutions of the African american slave community? How did they function, and what beliefs did they express?
Asked by mossqueen - Wed Dec 2 15:40:45 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The church for one, and chattel slavery for another. Now go do your own homework.
Answered by Hoekom jy my haat - Wed Dec 2 15:52:52 2009

Why are financial institutions/companies struggling when they made extra profit off bad credit loans?
Q. Why do they need to be bailed out? A little more than 65% of the American population have a credit score of less than 630 who were approved for different types of loans from financial institutions with a higher interest rate. With all the extra money they've received from these people/loans, why are so many companies struggling since they received all the extra money/profit? Did all these people default?
Asked by Lovecakes - Wed May 20 15:16:39 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Part of the problem is that loans that were not sub-prime are going into default. Due to the economy, with layoffs and other factors, people that had great credit scores and received loans are now unable to pay. It is this increase that is really hurting the institutions. The bailouts are not all for loan losses. Institutions also invest some of their capital, some of this was in the stock market and other places, and these have also lost value. They are required to have a certain amount of capital, and with changes in the value of investments, many of them are coming up short.
Answered by Mandi - Wed May 20 15:30:01 2009

What are the four main institutions of the EU and what is the purpose of each?
Q. What are the four main institutions of the EU and what is the purpose of each?
Asked by billwill4u8 - Thu Oct 5 21:03:51 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The most important EU institutions include the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, the European Parliament, the European Council, and the European Central Bank. The Council of the European Union (French: Le Conseil de l'Union europeenne, German: Rat der Europaeischen Union) forms, along with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union (EU). The Council of the European Union contains ministers of the governments of each of the European Union member states. It is sometimes referred to in official European Union documents simply as the Council or the Council of Ministers. Working languages of the Council are English, French and German. The Council has a President… [cont.]
Answered by danielpsw - Mon Oct 9 08:45:54 2006

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Vermont Tiger: Obsolete Vermont Institutions Being Institutionalized?
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by Michael Gardner Rumors are swirling that Vermont is contemplating the idea of combining two of their least useful quasi-governmen​t organizations: VSAC and Vermont Housing Finance. These two . institutions. serve no purpose except to ...

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I aspire to belong the . institution. of the dear love of comrades. That is why I embrace openness. But being open does not mean being anti-institutio​nal. I affiliate with formal . institutions. that embrace Whitman's ideal, . institutions. ...

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