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institutionalrelating to or characteristic of an institution or institutions

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or characteristic of an institution or institutions

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənl/

Example Sentences

  • The hospital food was so institutional that even the salt looked like it had been approved by a committee.
  • Institutional knowledge is what keeps companies running when experienced employees retire.
  • The university's institutional policies require students to wear name tags that are bigger than their faces.

institutional

ADJECTIVE

[/ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənl/]

relating to or characteristic of an institution or institutions

relating to or characteristic of an institution or institutions
💡 Concept

relating to or characteristic of an institution or institutions

Institutional change needs constitutional devotional commitment!
🎵 Rhyme

Institutional change needs constitutional devotional commitment!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənl/

🌳Etymology

Rootinstitut
Suffix--ional

🎵Rhyme

constitutionaldevotionalutional
constitutional
devotional
utional

🔗Collocations

institutional investor
institutional reform
institutional framework
institutional memory
institutional support
institutional culture
institutional bias

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The hospital food was so institutional that even the salt looked like it had been approved by a committee.

Institutional knowledge is what keeps companies running when experienced employees retire.

😄 Fun example

The university's institutional policies require students to wear name tags that are bigger than their faces.

Institutional racism remains a significant challenge in many organizations.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

organizationalsystematicestablishedformalofficial

Antonyms

individualpersonalinformal

Related

institutioninstitutionalizebureaucraticcorporategovernmental

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