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If I have two models: Institution and InstitutionStatus

Is it considered bad practice to have Institution BELONGS TO InstitutionStatus and InstitutionStatus HAS MANY institutions.

Institution Status simply holds an id, status name and description (E.g: 1, Disabled, The institution is disabled).

The reason I ask is because it feels like the word BELONGS TO is the wrong word to use in the situation, an Institution does not belong to a status?

Thanks!

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One status has many institutions. Sounds weird, but on paper it looks right :)

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