institutional
pronunciation
How to pronounce institutional in British English:
UK [ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃənl]
How to pronounce institutional in American English:
US [ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or constituting or involving an institution
- organized as or forming an institution
Word Origin
- institutional (adj.)
- 1610s, from institution + -al (1).
Example
- 1. That suggests the need for an institutional constraint .
- 2. Yet all these technical issues pale by comparison with the institutional barriers .
- 3. Rich countries determined to nudge along the process of institutional development should recognise their limitations , the authors reckon .
- 4. Some institutional interests are at stake .
- 5. Yet the most difficult challenges are not institutional , but intellectual .