institutional

English Online Dictionary. What means institutional‎? What does institutional mean?

English

Etymology

institution +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəl/, /ˌɪnstɪˈtʃuːʃənəl/, /-ʃnəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəl/, /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl/, /-ʃnəl/

Adjective

institutional (comparative more institutional, superlative most institutional)

1. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
2. Instituted by authority.

3. Elementary; rudimentary.
4. Arising from the practice of an institution.
   • 1999, William MacPherson, The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, Cm 4262-I, para 6.48

     There must be an unequivocal acceptance of the problem of institutional racism and its nature before it can be addressed

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

institutional (plural institutionals)

1. A client that is an organization rather than an individual.
2. (politics) A Chilean senator who is appointed by the president for a term of eight years.
3. A community where the majority of inhabitants work at an institution (as opposed to industry or trade), or one such inhabitant.
4. An institutionalized person.
5. (sociology) An individual whose sense of self is based on institutionalized values and standards, as opposed to their tastes and impulses.

References

Further reading

• “institutional”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “institutional”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.