Institution

An institution is a humanly devised structure of rules and norms that shape and constrain social behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions and norms are all examples of institutions.

Extends: [Management organizations](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Management organizations), [Comparative politics](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Comparative politics), [Political science terminology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Political science terminology), [Social institutions](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Social institutions)