Institutional

Quick meaning: Institutional is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.

Meaning

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.

More Meanings

1. Instituted by authority.
2. Elementary; rudimentary.
3. Arising from the practice of an institution.
4. A client that is an organization rather than an individual.
5. (politics) A Chilean senator who is appointed by the president for a term of eight years.
6. A community where the majority of inhabitants work at an institution (as opposed to industry or trade), or one such inhabitant.
7. An institutionalized person.

Example Sentences

institutional ruling

There must be an unequivocal acceptance of the problem of institutional racism and its nature before it can be addressed

Institutionals, especially also foreign institutionals have increased their holdings in the Belgian companies, with some effect on governance techniques.

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.

Word Forms

• institutionals

Synonyms for institutional

Depending on context, synonyms include uninteresting, institutionalized.

Antonyms for institutional

Common opposites include noninstitutional.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include institutionalized, uninteresting, institutionalization, establishment, organizational, official.

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