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institutional
[ in-sti-too-shuh-nl, -tyoo- ]
adjective
- 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.
- of the nature of an established organization or institution:
institutional bureaucracy.
- 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.
- characterized by the blandness, drabness, uniformity, and lack of individualized attention attributed to large institutions that serve many people:
institutional food.
- (of advertising) having as the primary object the establishment of goodwill and a favorable reputation rather than the immediate sale of the product.
- relating to established principles or institutes, especially of jurisprudence.
institutional
/ ˌɪԲɪˈːʃəə /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of institutions
- dull, routine, and uniform
institutional meals
- relating to principles or institutes, esp of law
Derived Forms
- ˌԲپˈٳܳپDzԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·پ·ٳ·پDz·· adverb
- ·پ-·پ·ٳ·پDz· adjective
- an·ti-·پ·ٳ·پDz·· adverb
- ·ٱ··پ·ٳ·پDz· adjective
- in·ter··پ·ٳ·پDz·· adverb
- ԴDz··پ·ٳ·پDz· adjective
- non··پ·ٳ·پDz·· adverb
- ܲ··پ·ٳ·پDz· adjective
- un··پ·ٳ·پDz·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of institutional1
Example Sentences
Sales of office buildings have slowed, in part because large institutional investors are skeptical that property values will appreciate enough to resell them at a profit after five years, as is common practice.
In a written statement to announce his forthcoming return, Kabila said it was motivated by a desire to help resolve the worsening institutional and security crisis in DR Congo.
Universities are also being targeted at an institutional level.
He has accused leading universities of failing to protect Jewish students, as well as having an institutional left-wing bias.
An institutional clock kept track of the fictional time of day.
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