Sekirov Dictionary

institutional

/ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/

noun 5
adjective 4
forms 3

noun5

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A client that is an organization rather than an individual.
- Few public relations people have learned to communicate effectively with the funds, meet their needs, and maintain a balance between institutionals and individual round lot holders. — 1968
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An institutionalized person.
- And I hope you can work it out where 'institutionals' can have rights too. — 1977
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A Chilean senator who is appointed by the president for a term of eight years.
- While the "institutionals" certainly have not voted as a bloc with the Right in all situations, in general terms they have been a reliable ally for this sector. — 2010
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A person whose sense of self is based on institutionalized values and standards, as opposed to their tastes and impulses.
- For institutionals the self is revealed through adherence to a high standard, especially in spite of adverse conditions. — 1988
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A community where the majority of inhabitants work at an institution (as opposed to industry or trade), or one such inhabitant.
- In any time period, Marketing Centers and Institutionals will have a higher per capita index of airline passengers than either Industrial or Balanced communities. — 1948

adjective4

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
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Arising from the practice of an institution.
- There must be an unequivocal acceptance of the problem of institutional racism and its nature before it can be addressed — 1999
Instituted by authority.
Elementary; rudimentary.

forms

institutionals · more institutional · most institutional

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