institutionalist
Americannoun
plural
institutionalistsadjective
Other Word Forms
- anti-institutionalist noun
- neo-institutionalist noun
Example Sentences
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“That’s a fair point,” he says, but he insists he isn’t an institutionalist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
How has he gotten away with this, while maintaining his reputation as a genial institutionalist?
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025
The institutionalist in him knows that, under the Constitution, the Senate’s power to confirm nominees is equal to a president’s in naming them.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024
“But I think if there’s anyone who might consciously think about these issues, it’s the institutionalist, the chief justice. He’s been extremely concerned about the attacks on the Supreme Court.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
The institutionalist, however, may reply that he by no means admits the validity of Sabatier's antithesis between religions of authority and the religion of the Spirit.
From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph
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