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
I am still enough of an institutionalist that it pains me to hear Supreme Court justices embarrassing themselves on the bench.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2024
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
He initially tried to cultivate a reputation as a fair-minded institutionalist, occasionally surprising observers in controversial cases, as he did when he cast the deciding vote upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2024
In his heart of hearts he would appear to be a fervent institutionalist, a lover of ceremonial, and a convinced sacerdotalist.
From Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality by Begbie, Harold
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