institutional

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

English

Etymology

From 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) A person 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.