adj
noun
Freq #31330
Meanings
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1
adj
Relating to or involving a large organization such as a bank, hospital, or university.
The decision was driven by institutional policy rather than personal choice.
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2
adj
Existing within and typical of an established organization, often in a dull or impersonal way.
The hallway had a cold, institutional feel.
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Derived forms
extrainstitutionalinstitutionalisminstitutionalistinstitutionalityinstitutionalizationinstitutionalizeinstitutionallyinterinstitutionalintrainstitutionalmacroinstitutionalmonoinstitutionalmulti-institutional
Etymology
From institution + -al.