Institutionalization - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪnstɪˌtuːʃənələˈzeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word institutionalization
Brit.  |ɪnstɪˌtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)laɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word institutionalization

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 hospital
The 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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