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noun ADJ. professional | independent | government | international, national | economic, education, educational, research, scientific, technical VERB + INSTITUTE establish, found, set up | open | belong to She belongs to the Chartered Institute of Management. | join INSTITUTE + VERB find sth The environmental research institute found that the global average temperature had risen by 1.2°C. | claim sth, say sth The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. | publish sth | provide sth an institute providing opportunities to veterinary graduates PREP. at an/the ~ She used to give lectures at the Mechanics' Institute. | in/within an/the ~ He is a key figure in the Institute of Mathematics. | ~ for the International Institute for Economic Development | ~ of PHRASES a founder of an institute, a member of an instituteORGANIZATION
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