Association
Association noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.
Usage example: all associations meeting on town property must be registered with and approved by the registrar's office
Institution is a synonym for association. In some cases you can use "Institution" instead a noun "Association".
Institution
Institution noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.
Usage example: an institution devoted to studying social problems and proposing solutions for them
Association is a synonym for institution in society topic. You can use "Association" instead a noun "Institution", if it concerns topics such as establishment, organization.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- alliance and association
- alliance and institution
- union and association
- union and institution
- order and association
- order and institution
- body and association
- body and institution
- group and association
- group and institution
- fellowship and association
- fellowship and institution
- fraternity and association
- fraternity and institution
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Association with Rommel and other surviving generals including Heinz Guderian and Erich von Manstein (who used Hart to promote themselves and the myth of the Wehrmacht as a 'clean' institution untainted by racism and War Crimes) catapaulted Hart to fame.
Source: Useful Notes / Erwin Rommel
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