institutional

/,insti'tju:ʃənl/

Thân thiện

The university has an institutional policy regarding academic integrity.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or characteristic of an institution: Pertaining to a large, established organization or society, especially one of a public, educational, or professional character.
   • Established as a norm or convention within an organization or society: Describing practices, rules, or attitudes that are deeply ingrained and characteristic of the structure of an institution.
   • Impersonal and uniform, as if characteristic of a large institution: Often implying a lack of individuality, warmth, or flexibility.

Usage and Examples

• Describing something related to an institution:

  • The university has strong institutional values of academic freedom.
  • They are studying the institutional framework of the government.

• Describing established, systematic practices:

  • Corruption had become institutional within the department.
  • The report criticized the institutional bias in the hiring process.

• Describing an impersonal quality:

  • The building's design was very institutional and unwelcoming.
  • The food had an institutional blandness to it.

Advanced Usage

• "Institutional memory": The collective knowledge, history, and experience held by an organization's long-term members.

  • When the senior manager retired, a great deal of institutional memory was lost.

• "Institutional change": A fundamental and permanent alteration in the rules, norms, or organizations that structure social and political life.

  • The revolution led to profound institutional change across the country.

• "Institutional investor": A large organization that invests on behalf of its members or clients, such as a pension fund or insurance company.

  • The stock was primarily held by institutional investors.

Variants and Related Words

• Institution (n): A large and important organization, such as a university, bank, or church; or a long-established custom or law.
• Institutionalize (v): To establish something as a norm or convention within an organization or society; or to place someone in a specialized institution (like a hospital or prison).
  • The company sought to institutionalize its best practices.
• Institutionally (adv): In a way that relates to or is characteristic of an institution.
  • The problem was institutionally embedded and hard to fix.

Synonyms

• Bureaucratic: Relating to the business of running an organization, often implying complex administrative procedures.
• Established: Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
• Systemic: Relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part; often used to describe deeply rooted problems.

Antonyms

• Personal: Belonging or affecting a particular person rather than anyone else.
• Individual: Single; separate; pertaining to a single person or thing.
• Informal: Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style or manner.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• "Institutional racism": Racial discrimination that has become established as normal behavior within a society or organization.

  • The commission was set up to investigate institutional racism in the police force.

• "Institutional support": Backing or resources provided by an established organization.

  • The research project received strong institutional support from the university.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. organized as or forming an institution
   • institutional religion
2. relating to or constituting or involving an institution
   • institutional policy