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institutional

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl, -tyoo-]

adjective

  1. of or relating to organized establishments, foundations, societies, or the like, or to the buildings they occupy.

    The association offers an institutional membership discount to members of affiliated groups.

  2. of the nature of an established organization or institution.

    institutional bureaucracy.

  3. relating to or noting a policy, practice, or belief system that has been established as normative or customary throughout an institution or society, particularly as perpetuated in institutions of a public character, as schools, courts, or legislative bodies: institutional sexism in academia;

    institutional racism in the criminal justice system;

    institutional sexism in academia;

    institutional prejudice against members of the gay community.

  4. characterized by the blandness, drabness, uniformity, and lack of individualized attention attributed to large institutions that serve many people.

    institutional food.

  5. (of advertising) having as the primary object the establishment of goodwill and a favorable reputation rather than the immediate sale of the product.

  6. relating to established principles or institutes, especially of jurisprudence.



institutional

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of institutions

  2. dull, routine, and uniform

    institutional meals

  3. relating to principles or institutes, esp of law

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • institutionally adverb
  • anti-institutional adjective
  • anti-institutionally adverb
  • interinstitutional adjective
  • interinstitutionally adverb
  • noninstitutional adjective
  • noninstitutionally adverb
  • uninstitutional adjective
  • uninstitutionally adverb
  • ˌ¾±²Ō²õ³Ł¾±Ėˆ³Ł³Ü³Ł¾±“DzԲ¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of institutional1

First recorded in 1610–20; institution + -al 1
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Professor Jay's inquiry found institutional failings, with tens of thousands of victims across England and Wales.

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The space community, which saw Isaacman as a political moderate committed to NASA’s institutional goals, was cautiously optimistic about his nomination.

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The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his perceptive blend of realism and dreamlike imagery.

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It has become a patchwork of individual institutional decisions, largely driven by market forces, including how many students want to sign up for individual subjects.

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Eskow: On the right, the nastiness is directed against what was the institutional party establishment.

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