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institutionalese

institutionalese noun: the jargon associated with an institution.

Noun

institutionalese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon associated with an institution.

Origin of institutionalese

From institutional + -ese.

Questions about institutionalese

What does institutionalese mean?
Institutionalese means the jargon associated with an institution.
What part of speech is institutionalese?
Institutionalese is a noun.

Words near institutionalese in the dictionary

  1. institutional racism
  2. institutional racisms
  3. institutional religion
  4. institutional religions
  5. institutional syndrome
  6. institutionalese
  7. institutionalisation
  8. institutionalisations
  9. institutionalise
  10. institutionalised
  11. institutionaliser

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