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

Notable institutional sellers include the endowments of elite universities like Harvard and Yale. —Greg McKenna, Fortune, 25 June 2025

The institutional review board needs to map algorithmic harms into an organization’s risk framework. —Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

Three major Chinese exchanges announced that starting last week, qualified foreign institutional investors would be able to trade 16 more futures and options contracts listed in mainland China. —Lee Ying Shan,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 June 2025

The loss of a candidate backed by major unions, the Clintons, and Times editorial board underscores the risks of relying on institutional muscle to win races that increasingly hinge on authenticity and trust. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing institutional

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

Rhymes for institutional

• attributional
• constitutional
• convolutional
• distributional
• involutional
• substitutional
• interinstitutional
• noninstitutional
• unconstitutional