Definition of INSTITUTIONAL

institutional

Meanings

Plural: institutionals

Adjective

  • relating to or constituting or involving an institution
    • "institutional policy"
  • organized as or forming an institution
    • "institutional religion"

Adj

  • Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
  • Instituted by authority.
  • Elementary; rudimentary.
  • Arising from the practice of an institution.

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From institution + -al.

Antonyms

noninstitutional

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