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institutionally.

Adverb
Formal
MEANING

In terms of established organizations, their rules, or their practices rather than individual choices.

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Words that belong together

  • institutionally supported
  • institutionally embedded
  • institutionally sanctioned

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The practice was institutionally reinforced even when individual staff members questioned it.
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institutionally

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, interpretation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.

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