institutional

Relating to an institution, especially a large organization or established system.

• 🇫🇷Qui se rapporte à une institution, en particulier à une grande organisation ou à un système établi.

1. Relating to an organization B2 formal

   Relating to or characteristic of an institution, especially a large, established organization.

   • The hospital has strict institutional policies.
   • Institutional investors control a large portion of the stock market.
   • The university's institutional culture is very traditional.

   🇫🇷relatif à une organisation établie

   Synonymes: administrativebureaucraticcorporateorganizationalsystematic

   Antonymes: informalunorganized

2. Established and formal B2 formal

   Established as part of a system or organization, often with a formal or bureaucratic nature.

   • Institutional racism is a systemic problem in many societies.
   • The government provides institutional support for small businesses.
   • Institutional memory is lost when key employees leave.

   🇫🇷établi et formel

   Synonymes: bureaucraticconventionalestablishedformalofficialorganizedorthodoxproceduralstructuredsystematic

   Antonymes: casualindividualinformalpersonalprivate

3. Large-scale and impersonal C1 formal

   Having the characteristics of a large, impersonal organization, often lacking personal touch.

   • The food in the cafeteria had an institutional taste.
   • The building's design was cold and institutional.
   • He felt lost in the institutional bureaucracy of the university.

   🇫🇷institutionnel (caractère impersonnel)

   Synonymes: anonymousbureaucraticcoldcorporatefacelessformalimpersonalorganizational

   Antonymes: humanindividualinformalintimatepersonalsmall-scale

• more institutional comparative form
• most institutional superlative form