institutional

adjective in·sti·tu·tion·al \ ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnəl , -shə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Definition of institutional

1 : of or relating to an institution

institutional knowledge

2 : characteristic of or appropriate to institutions

bland institutional cooking

institutional green walls

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institutionally

adverb

Recent Examples of institutional from the Web

The group alleged that Citibank misrepresented the integrity of the benchmark to state and local government, not-for-profit, private, and institutional trading counterparties.

— susan tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Citibank to pay Michigan $3 million in rate settlement," 15 June 2018
Harris Health strives to provide prospects for scholarships across nursing with interprofessional and multi-institutional partners to offer the best care for their patients.

— valerie sweeten, Houston Chronicle, "INSPIRE symposium offers RN insight, engagement," 10 June 2018
And notice that his conspiracy theory is but the mirror image of the conspiracy theory that his political, institutional, and media enemies have been prosecuting against him since Election Day 2016.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "The Gangster Morality of Anti-Anti-Trumpism," 30 May 2018
Her goal is to swap stigma and the many remnants of trauma—generational, cultural, environmental, institutional—with healthy coping mechanisms, while normalizing wellness work among groups who arguably need it the most.

— martine thompson, Bon Appetit, "Going to Bed with Emilia Ortiz," 29 May 2018
While there are yet no signs Nintendo is interested in following in Sony's PlayStation Now footsteps for an institutional, system-level game streaming solution, that isn't stopping other Japanese game makers from trying it out.

— kyle orland, Ars Technica, "Capcom requires high-speed streaming to play Resident Evil 7 on Switch," 21 May 2018
The maximum building height allowed in an office, commercial and institutional district is 43 feet.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "McDowell Point senior living development on Diehl Road gets Naperville commission nod," 17 May 2018
Yet fiendish institutional and legal problems over security abound, and there is little time left to surmount them.

— The Economist, "A row over data privacy may upset Britain’s security relations with the EU," 3 May 2018
But some supporters remained optimistic, noting policy and institutional changes take time.

— shekhar chandra, Scientific American, "India Joins the Worldwide March for Science," 16 Apr. 2018

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