1. Relating to a foundation or organization: There are many people who do not agree with institutional religion and find it not at all helpful in their daily lives.
2. Pertaining to a building where individuals are held or cared for: Carol decided not to take advantage of an institutional provision of treatment following her operation, but preferred to be at home with her family.
3. Characteristic of a quality or value of a certain group of society: Some newspapers, some TV and radio programs have an institutional tendency to avoid good news, but rather lean toward that which is sensational in the lives of important people, such as politicians or movie stars.