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institutional

  • adjective
  • /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.

Other meanings

  1. Instituted by authority.

    “institutional ruling”

  2. Elementary; rudimentary.

Related words

  • multi-institutional
  • institutional advancement
  • institutional advertising
  • institutional framework
  • institutional investor
  • institutionalism
  • institutionalist
  • institutionalize
  • institutional memory
  • institutional racism
  • institutional religion
  • institutionally

Example sentences

  • “Institutional oppression is hard to see when you aren't affected by it.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

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This definition is adapted from “institutional” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.