institutionalist

noun

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al·​ist -ᵊlə̇st 

-ələ̇-

plural -s

1

: a writer on or of institutes especially of the law

2

: an adherent to, teacher of, or believer in any form of institutionalism : a defender of traditional institutions

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