Standard Lemma guide

institutional

adj · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/
  • UK: /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃə.nəl/
  • UK: /-ʃnəl/
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  • US: /ˌɪn.stɪˈtju.ʃə.nəl/
  • US: /ˌɪn.stɪˈtu.ʃən.əl/
  • US: /-ʃ.nəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S T IH0 T UW1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Instituted by authority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • institutional ruling

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Elementary; rudimentary.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Arising from the practice of an institution.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A client that is an organization rather than an individual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

A Chilean senator who is appointed by the president for a term of eight years.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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noun

Meaning 7

A community where the majority of inhabitants work at an institution (as opposed to industry or trade), or one such inhabitant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

noun

Meaning 8

An institutionalized person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A person whose sense of self is based on institutionalized values and standards, as opposed to their tastes and impulses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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10

adjective

Meaning 10

organized as or forming an institution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • institutional religion

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Antonyms: noninstitutional

11

adjective

Meaning 11

relating to or constituting or involving an institution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • institutional policy

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History

Etymology

From institution + -al.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինստիտուցիոնալ (institucʻional) — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Bulgarian: институционален (institucionalen) — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Catalan: institucional — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Danish: institutionel — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Dutch: institutioneel — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Finnish: institutionaalinen — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • French: institutionnel — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • German: institutionell — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Hindi: संस्थागत (sansthāgat) — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Hungarian: intézményi — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Italian: istituzionale — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Kazakh: институционалдық (institusionaldyq) — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Norwegian Bokmål: institusjonell — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: institusjonell — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Polish: instytucjonalny — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Portuguese: institucional — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Romanian: instituțional — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Russian: институциона́льный (institucionálʹnyj) — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Spanish: institucional — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Swedish: institutionell — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Ukrainian: інституці́йний (instytucíjnyj) — of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
  • Bulgarian: казионен (kazionen) — instituted by authority
  • Hindi: संस्थागत (sansthāgat) — instituted by authority
  • Polish: instytucjonalny — instituted by authority
Real reading context

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