institutionalist

American  

[in-sti-too-shuhn-uhl-ist] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən əl ɪst /

noun

plural

institutionalists

1. person who believes in or advocates for institutionalism.

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adjective

1. of or relating to institutionalism.

Other Word Forms

• anti-institutionalist noun
• neo-institutionalist noun

Example Sentences

Still, in some areas, Roberts has been less aggressive than other conservative justices, and he has nurtured the reputation of an institutionalist: a judge who places value on consensus, stability in the legal system and building credibility with the public.

From The Wall Street Journal

John Roberts has tried to present himself as an “institutionalist.”

From Salon

How has he gotten away with this, while maintaining his reputation as a genial institutionalist?

From Salon

He charmed the Senate and then the Supreme Court media with this modest, midwestern institutionalist act.

From Salon

I am still enough of an institutionalist that it pains me to hear Supreme Court justices embarrassing themselves on the bench.

From Slate