public institutions
State-run service bodies
Public institutions are organizations established and funded by government to serve the general population.
The term most often refers to schools, universities, hospitals, and libraries that operate under public oversight rather than private ownership: She attended public institutions from kindergarten through graduate school.
Public institutions are typically open to all and funded through taxation.
- city councilsLocal government assemblies
- collegesHigher learning institutions
- state universityGovernment-funded higher education institution
- universitiesInstitutions granting advanced degrees
- schoolsPlaces of learning
government agencies · clinics · parliaments · correctional facilities · juvenile detention · regulatory bodies · courts of law · ministries · libraries · hospitals · archives · cultural centers · civic center · community colleges · museums · police departments · education systems · theaters
- sociologysocial structure, social class, social norms, social mobility, socialization
- church-statechurch-state, separation, church-state separation, establishment clause, religious accommodation
- public bodiesfederal agencies, state agencies, regulatory bodies, chambers, bar associations
- public entitiesgovernment agencies, state enterprises, state agencies, local authorities, national agencies
public institutionsprivate companies
Businesses without public shareholders
private sector · commercial enterprises · family businesses · sole proprietorships · hedge funds
public institutionsprivate clubs
Restricted-membership social groups
country clubs · gated communities · secret societies · fraternal orders · private schools