institutional

adjective

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of or relating to an institution

institutional knowledge

2

: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions

bland institutional cooking

institutional green walls

institutionally adverb

Examples of institutional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist 13D investments. —Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 13 July 2024

When asked if the agreement would allow customers to shop around instead of transferring their contracts to Avio, the European Space Agency’s head of strategy and institutional launches, Lucia Linares, gave a diplomatic non-answer. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024

Mince oversaw the college’s academic and student support areas, strategic planning, institutional research, and online learning. —Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024

It's drawn commitments from institutional investors, corporates, and high-net-worth family offices. —Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing institutional

• anti-institutional
• institutional racism
• inter-institutional
• multi-institutional