institutional
English meaning: Institutional
Definition
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
Example
“Institutional investors hold the majority of the company's shares.”
Another example: “The hospital food was bland and grey, with that unmistakable institutional taste.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A formal adjective relating to institutions (organisations, established bodies, or practices). Often neutral ('institutional investors', 'institutional reform') but can be negative, implying something cold, rigid, or entrenched ('institutional racism', 'institutional food'). 'Institutionally' is the adverb.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From 'institution', from Latin 'institutio' (arrangement, instruction), from 'instituere' (to set up); the adjective is recorded from the 18th century.
Synonyms
- organizational
- established
- bureaucratic
- systemic
Antonyms / Opposites
- individual
- personal
- informal
- non-institutional
Related Words
- pri
- investor
- revolutionary
- repository
- racism
- hedge
- accreditation
- framework
- clients
- legislature
Common Collocations
- institutional investors
- institutional racism
- institutional reform
- institutional knowledge
- institutional support
- institutional framework
Word Forms
institution (n); institutional (adj); institutionally (adv); institutionalize (v)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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