Institutional Meaning
/ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
adjInstituted by authority.
Sentence Examples
Institutional racism is a serious problem.
Institutional change is essential to eradicate racism and dehumanization.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital's ____ architecture made it feel cold and uninviting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The room had a cold, ____ feel to it, with grey walls and very little comfortable furniture inside.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English institution Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English institutional From institution + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Swindon's Model Lodging House was originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The 1847-1849 recession led to delays and plan revisions, including smaller windows in the finished structure, resulting in a more 'institutional' appearance."
— 2022 September 7, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railway towns and a social revolution”, in RAIL, number 965, page 55, photo caption:
"The main concerns for young Indonesians are quality of life, corruption, institutional integrity and the environment, including air pollution, said Abigail Limuria, co-founder of Bijak Memilih, an independent, youth-led movement providing information on political parties, issues and candidates to voters."
— 2024 February 11, Rachel Wilson and Rosa de Acosta, “How Indonesia’s future is in the hands of young voters, in 5 charts”, in CNN:
"Few public relations people have learned to communicate effectively with the funds, meet their needs, and maintain a balance between institutionals and individual round lot holders."
— 1968, The Public Relations Journal - Volume 24, page 3:
"At a later stage one could imagine some institutionals occasionally or even systematically engaging in law suits against companies or their directors to influence the company's conduct."
— 1999, E. Wymeersch, Shareholder Voting Rights and Practices in Europe and the United States, page 51:
"Even during the distribution of the public capital assets "free of charge", the case of Czech Republic showed, that the restructuring of property, esp. in the concentrated institutional form of "institutionals", leads to a conservation of some essential dysfunctions of the past system."
— 2012, Peter Koslowski, Business Ethics in East Central Europe, page 13:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital's ____ architecture made it feel cold and uninviting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The room had a cold, ____ feel to it, with grey walls and very little comfortable furniture inside.