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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Additionally, several committees — including the hospital research committee and multiple institutional review boards — keep close tabs on the research.
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Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Young trans people of color seeking social services at organizations like Callen-Lorde in New York City are now more likely to get institutional support from people who look like them.
—Tina Horn, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
What is more, there is some evidence that institutional investors want more diversity in PE and tend to allocate capital to more diverse PE firms.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
The majority, while reiterating the principle that governments may not use their coercive powers to indirectly stifle speech, had some fair concerns about the institutional competence of the judiciary to police this sort of sprawling campaign of executive misconduct.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2024
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Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Young trans people of color seeking social services at organizations like Callen-Lorde in New York City are now more likely to get institutional support from people who look like them.
—Tina Horn, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
What is more, there is some evidence that institutional investors want more diversity in PE and tend to allocate capital to more diverse PE firms.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
The majority, while reiterating the principle that governments may not use their coercive powers to indirectly stifle speech, had some fair concerns about the institutional competence of the judiciary to police this sort of sprawling campaign of executive misconduct.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2024
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“Institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutional. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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