Institutionalization - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɪnstɪˌtuːʃənələˈzeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ɪnstɪˌtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)laɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- the process of establishing a practice as a norm
The government began the institutionalization of background checks for internet users.
- the process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospitalThe institutionalization of Syd Barrett was a major event in the history of the rock group Pink Floyd.
Extra examples
It will take time to institutionalize these reforms.
They had to institutionalize their youngest son.
She was institutionalized for seven years.
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