institutionalism
noun
in·sti·tu·tion·al·ism
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 
1
: emphasis on organization (as in religion) at the expense of other factors
2
: public institutional care of disabled, delinquent, or dependent persons
3
: an economic school of thought that emphasizes the role of social institutions in influencing economic behavior
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Was this the term that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. gave up on his cherished project of institutionalism and instead adopted an if-you-can’t-beat-them-join-them posture with his fellow conservatives?
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Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
In other words, countries should combat populism indirectly through promotion of trade and international institutionalism rather than force the issue with sanctions and rhetorical condemnation.
—Samuel Seitz, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2017
The story also doesn’t skip over the darker aspects of the movement: a death, physical attacks, the jailing of Paul’s team, hunger strikes, force feeding, and threats of psychiatric institutionalism.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Jordan’s holdouts, on the other hand, fit a much different mold—an ideologically diverse group of Republicans with a yen for institutionalism.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
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Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
In other words, countries should combat populism indirectly through promotion of trade and international institutionalism rather than force the issue with sanctions and rhetorical condemnation.
—Samuel Seitz, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2017
The story also doesn’t skip over the darker aspects of the movement: a death, physical attacks, the jailing of Paul’s team, hunger strikes, force feeding, and threats of psychiatric institutionalism.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Jordan’s holdouts, on the other hand, fit a much different mold—an ideologically diverse group of Republicans with a yen for institutionalism.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
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“Institutionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutionalism. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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