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institutional

//ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for institutional

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more institutional
Superlative
most institutional

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
institutionals

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

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

  2. 2.Instituted by authority.

  3. 3.Elementary; rudimentary.

  4. 4.Arising from the practice of an institution.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A client that is an organization rather than an individual.

    • Institutionals, especially also foreign institutionals have increased their holdings in the Belgian companies, with some effect on governance techniques.
    • 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.
    • At a later stage one could imagine some institutionals occasionally or even systematically engaging in law suits against companies or their directors to influence the company's conduct.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.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.
    • The "marketing" centers consisted of the metropolitan districts that were above average in wholesale sales but low in industrial employment. The "institutionals" were low in both trade and industrial employment.
  4. 4.An institutionalized person.

    • We have no groups that do not include ex-institutionals.
    • And I hope you can work it out where 'institutionals' can have rights too.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3768

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

From institution + -al.

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