| word | institutional |
|---|---|
| definition | adjective Institutional means relating to a large organization, for example a university, bank, or church . NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe. The share price will be determined by bidding from institutional investors. Institutional means relating to a building where people are looked after or held . Outside the protected environment of institutional care he could not survive. 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. 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. It is important that we continue to call out privilege and institutional racism for what it is. ...the Government's policy still appeared to be institutionally racist. |
| inflections | institutionally |
| cefr-level | C1 |
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