institutionalization
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/ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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Definitions
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.”
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institutionalisationinstitutioninstitutionalestablishmentincorporationformalisationformalizationmainstreamingsystematicimplementationcreationadmissioninvestmentplacementplacingcommittal