Synonyms and antonyms of General words for organizations and institutions in British Thesaurus

structure (noun)

an organization or system that is made up of many parts that work together

institution (noun)

a large organization such as a bank, hospital, university, or prison

bureau (noun)

an organization that provides information or services

guild (noun)

an organization of people who all have the same job, aims, or interests

federation (noun)

a large organization made up of several smaller organizations or groups that share similar aims

authority (noun)

an organization or institution that controls something, often a public service

front (noun)

an organization or activity that exists to hide an illegal or secret one

club (noun)

an organization that you join in order to buy something such as books or CDs that are sent to you by post

special interest (noun)

mainly American an organization or industry that tries to achieve social or political change on a particular issue

watch (noun)

an organization that continuously watches something to make sure that bad things do not happen

machine (noun)

an organized system of people with power, especially in politics

monolith (noun)

a large and very powerful organization or system that is not willing to change

the mother of ()

the first institution of its type

set-up (noun)

an organization

sister (noun)

an organization or group that has close connections with another similar organization or group

umbrella (noun)

a single large group that separate groups belong to or are protected by