Words / B1

INST-it-yoot/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/

An institute is an organisation that does research or education in a particular subject: a research institute; the Institute of Education. An institution is a larger or more general official body (a university, a bank); a college is mainly for teaching. Institute can be a formal verb meaning introduce (institute a new policy), but at B1 the noun is the main use. Member / director of an institute. Capital I in official names.

Meaning

An organisation that does research or education in a particular subject.

Examples

• “She works at a research institute.”
• “He is a member of the Institute of Education.”
• “The institute published a report on air quality.”

Good to know

a research institute. Official names: Institute of…. Larger/general body: institution. Teaching: college. Formal verb: institute a policy.

Near in meaning

academy

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