Institutional means relating to a large organization, for example a university, bank, or church.
NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe.
The share price will be determined by bidding from institutional investors.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Institutional means relating to a building where people are looked after or held.
Outside the protected environment of institutional care he could not survive.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
An institutional value or quality is considered an important and typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time.
...social and institutional values.
Synonyms: conventional, accepted, established, formal More Synonyms of institutional
4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If someone accuses an organization of institutional racism or sexism, they mean that the organization is deeply racist or sexist and has been so for along time.
...the Macpherson report, which accused the Metropolitan Police of institutionalracism.
institutionallyadverb [ADVERB adjective]
...the Government's policy still appeared to be institutionally racist.
More Synonyms of institutional
institutional in British English
(ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of institutions
2.
dull, routine, and uniform
institutional meals
3.
relating to principles or institutes, esp of law
Derived forms
institutionally (ˌinstiˈtutionally)
adverb
institutional in American English
(ˌɪnstəˈtuʃənəl; ˌɪnstəˈtjuʃənəl)
adjective
1.
of, characteristic of, or having the nature of, an institution
2.
of or to institutions, rather than individuals
institutional sales
3.
designating advertising that is intended primarily to gain prestige and goodwill rather than immediate sales
Derived forms
institutionally (ˌinstiˈtutionally)
adverb
Examples of 'institutional' in a sentence
institutional
She settled back in bed and eagerly devoured the plain, institutional meal.
Bill Adler and Mel Watkins WHO KILLED TIFFANY JONES? (2002)
In other languages
institutional
British English: institutional ADJECTIVE
Institutional means relating to a large organization, for example a university, bank, or church.
NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe.
American English: institutional
Brazilian Portuguese: institucional
Chinese: 机构的
European Spanish: institucional
French: institutionnel
German: institutionell
Italian: istituzionale
Japanese: 機関の
Korean: 기관의
European Portuguese: institucional
Latin American Spanish: institucional
Chinese translation of 'institutional'
institutional
(ɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənl)
adj
机(機)构(構)性的 (jīgòuxìng de)
to be in institutional care在慈善机(機)构(搆)的收容照顾(顧)下 (zài císhàn jīgòu de shōuróng zhàogù xià)
1 (adjective)
Definition
of or relating to an institution
social and institutional values
Synonyms
conventional
The conventional wisdom on these matters is being challenged.
accepted
There is no generally accepted definition of life.
established
Their religious adherence is not to the established church.
formal
He didn't have any formal dance training.
establishment (informal)
organized
routine
a series of routine medical tests
orthodox
These ideas are now being incorporated into orthodox medical treatment.
bureaucratic
procedural
societal
2 (adjective)
Definition
dull, routine, and uniform
Synonyms
formal
cold
routine
uniform
clinical
This approach is far too clinical for my liking.
dull
They can both be rather dull.
forbidding
regimented
dreary
They live such dreary lives.
drab
his drab little office
impersonal
An executive announced the cuts in a curt and impersonal manner.
monotonous
It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.
cheerless
The kitchen was a dank and cheerless room.
unwelcoming
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accepted
Definition
commonly approved or recognized
There is no generally accepted definition of life.