institutional

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Pronunciation

/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl/(in-stih-TYOO-shun-ul)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

机构的；制度性的（与正式机构或体制结构相关）

Definition

Relating to a large established organisation; established as a norm or part of a system.

Word family

  • institution/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/(n)机构；制度
  • institutionalise/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz/(v)使制度化

Collocations

  • institutional support
  • institutional change
  • institutional framework
  • institutional bias
  • institutional memory
  • institutional investor

Examples

  1. 1.Institutional investors tend to take a longer-term view than individual traders, which stabilises certain markets.
  2. 2.Changing institutional culture is far harder than changing individual behaviour — it requires sustained effort over years.

Synonyms

  • organisational/ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/— relating to an organisation
  • structural/ˈstrʌktʃərəl/— relating to a structure
  • systemic/sɪˈstemɪk/— relating to a whole system

Etymology

from Latin "institutio" (arrangement, instruction)