institutional

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌɪn.stɪˈtju.ʃə.nəl/ UK /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/
adj noun Freq #31330

Meanings

  1. 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.

  2. 2
    adj

    Existing within and typical of an established organization, often in a dull or impersonal way.

    The hallway had a cold, institutional feel.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms extrainstitutionalinstitutionalisminstitutionalistinstitutionalityinstitutionalizationinstitutionalizeinstitutionallyinterinstitutionalintrainstitutionalmacroinstitutionalmonoinstitutionalmulti-institutional

Etymology

From institution + -al.

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