Universities, banks, and hospitals are all institutions. Until you arrived at the bank, you'd forgotten that financial institutions were closed for the holiday. Thank goodness for the ATM! The noun institution also refers to a long held custom or practice in society. Even if your parents divorced when you were young, you might strongly believe in the institution of marriage. Or you might believe that once you enter the institution of marriage, your next stop will probably be a mental institution.
A consultant (from Latin: consultare to deliberate) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular area such as security (electronic or physical), management, education, accountancy, law, human resources, marketing (and public relations), finance, engineering, science or any of many other specialized fields.
Consultant. One of the two most common points of entry to the firms is the consultant position. The most background for this role is an MBA. However some firms hire other advanced degrees in this role as well. 1  Consultants own a work stream (work module) in the project. 2  Structuring the analysis.