instituted
Put in place
Instituted is the past tense of institute, meaning to establish, set up, or put into effect.
Organizations institute policies, governments institute reforms, courts institute proceedings.
The word suggests formal or official action: The company instituted a new dress code.
What has been instituted carries an air of deliberate establishment rather than organic development.
Began an institution
- charteredHired for exclusive use
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- inauguratedFormally begun or installed
- launchedSet in motion
created · formed · organized · set-up · commenced · initiated · implemented · installed
Improve by correcting faults
- measureUnit of quantity
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
protocol · guideline · procedure · framework · regulation · program · scheme · provision
Habitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- observanceKeeping of customs
rite · convention · festival · commemoration · tradition · celebration · holiday · sacrament
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
court-ordered · tribunal · judicial · ruling · judgment · enforcement · sanctions · charges
Educational program's content plan
- programPlanned sequence of actions
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
scholarship · endowment · professorship · degree · course · seminar · lectureships · research
founded
Began an institution
- charteredHired for exclusive use
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- inauguratedFormally begun or installed
launched · created · formed · organized · set-up · commenced · initiated · implemented · installed · introduced
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- measureUnit of quantity
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- directiveFormal command or instruction
mandate · protocol · guideline · procedure · framework · regulation · program · scheme · provision · rule
custom
Habitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
observance · rite · convention · festival · commemoration · tradition · celebration · holiday · sacrament · protocol
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
injunction · court-ordered · tribunal · judicial · ruling · judgment · enforcement · sanctions · charges · indictment
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- programPlanned sequence of actions
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
fellowship · scholarship · endowment · professorship · degree · course · seminar · lectureships · research · tenure
institutedemerged
Came into view
evolved · arose · developed · materialized
institutedabolished
Formally ended by authority
terminated · ended · discontinued · repealed · revoked
- elite institutionExclusive high-status organization
- mental institutionPsychiatric treatment facility
- national institutionsCountry's essential governmental bodies
- institute of technologyUniversity emphasizing applied sciences
- democratic institutionsBodies enabling collective self-governance
- financial institutionsEntities handling monetary services
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