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Lcchang Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

The institution

I read an article about post-Prohibition and post-depression America and here is the sentence I don't quite understand:

Both the institution and the men confined within its walls are a part of this era, and in order to be studied with any degree of understanding, it must be attended to with a focus on this time period.

May I ask what the word "institution" refers to? Please advise.

LCChang
  

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It is diffucult to say without more context. An institution is a organization, its physical buildings, administration and rules. Because the word "confined" is used here, it could refer to a prison or a mental hospital.

— AlpheccaStars

  • It is diffucult to say without more context.
  • An institution is a organization, its physical buildings, administration and rules.
  • Because the word "confined" is used here, it could refer to a prison or a mental hospital.
  • Colleges are "insitutions of higher learning".
  • But they don't generaaly confine people within thier walls.
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It is diffucult to say without more context.
An institution is a organization, its physical buildings, administration and rules. Because the word "confined" is used here, it could refer to a prison or a mental hospital.
Colleges are "insitutions of higher learning". But they don't generaaly confine people within thier walls.
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Exactly does it mean the prison! Thanks.
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