INSTITUTIONAL


Meaning of INSTITUTIONAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnstɪtju:ʃən(ə)l, AM -tu:- ]

1.

Institutional means relating to a large organization, for example a university, bank, or church.

The share price will be determined by bidding from institutional investors.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

Institutional means relating to a building where people are looked after or held.

Outside the protected environment of institutional care he could not survive.

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

An institutional value or quality is considered an important and typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time.

...social and institutional values.

ADJ : ADJ n

4.

If someone accuses an organization of institutional racism or sexism, they mean that the organization is deeply racist or sexist and has been so for a long time.

...the Macpherson report, which accused the Metropolitan Police of institutional racism.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• in‧sti‧tu‧tion‧al‧ly

...the Government’s policy still appeared to be institutionally racist.

ADV : ADV adj

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