institutionalizes
in-stuh-TOO-shuh-nuh-laiz-iz
Definition
To establish something as a standard, accepted, and formal practice or part of an organization's regular operations.
Etymology
Derived from the word 'institution,' which comes from the Latin 'instituere' meaning to set up, establish, or build. It entered English to describe the act of giving something the formal structure or permanence of an established organization.
In the news
The author uses this term to explain that law enforcement agencies make the payment of sources a formal, regulated part of their operations, contrasting this with the lack of such rules in extremist research.
Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field’s challenges
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