institutional
adjective
in·sti·tu·tion·al
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of or relating to an institution
institutional knowledge
2
: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions
bland institutional cooking
institutional green walls
institutionally
adverb
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Members of the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) hailed the legislation as a measure to ensure institutional stability.
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Taken to an extreme, an ever-evolving idea of retirement could outlive drastic institutional change, perhaps enduring longer than the institutions of American democracy or beyond climate disaster.
—Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Or to get rid of term limits for the city attorney, which would stabilize the office and reward institutional knowledge and competence?
—Hal Valderhaug, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Such an initiative would require a credible institutional anchor.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Taken to an extreme, an ever-evolving idea of retirement could outlive drastic institutional change, perhaps enduring longer than the institutions of American democracy or beyond climate disaster.
—Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Or to get rid of term limits for the city attorney, which would stabilize the office and reward institutional knowledge and competence?
—Hal Valderhaug, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Such an initiative would require a credible institutional anchor.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutional. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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