public institution
State-funded organization
A public institution is an organization established and funded by government to serve the general population.
Schools, universities, hospitals, libraries, and museums may all be public institutions, distinguished from private entities by their government oversight and taxpayer funding: She attended a public institution rather than a private college.
The term often implies accessibility regardless of ability to pay.
- homeless shelterTemporary housing for vagrants
- schoolPlace of instruction
- art galleryVenue displaying visual works
- food bankNonprofit distributing free groceries
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
county jail · museum · hospital · clinic · police department · fire station · DMV office · university · legislature · college · town hall · city hall · housing authority · health department · archive · cultural center · electoral commission · opera house
public institutionprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private company · private corporation · family business · sole proprietorship · private institution
public institutionprivate club
Restricted-access social organization
private school · country club · gated community · secret society · fraternal order
public, publicly, publics, publication, publish, publisher, publishing, published, republic