institutional

1. (politics) A Chilean senator who is appointed by the president for a term of eight years.Examples: "The institutionals include four former senior military commanders, one from each of the four branches of the armed forces, selected by the National security Council (Cosena); two former Supreme Court judges and one former comptroller-general, selected by the Supreme Court; and one former interior minister and a former university rector, selected by the president."; "The time series is very short for the post-1998 transition in the Senate, but if the few votes are indicative, they show that at least a few of the institutionals are much more willing to join legislative majorities than before."; "While the "institutionals" certainly have not voted as a bloc with the Right in all situations, in general terms they have been a reliable ally for this sector."

2. (sociology) A person whose sense of self is based on institutionalized values and standards, as opposed to their tastes and impulses.Examples: "If vocational counseling to help the individual find his peculiar niche has elements of the impulse conception of self, the idea that a person can make of himself what he will, that one chooses a task and then works at it, is the view of institutionals."; "For institutionals the self is revealed through adherence to a high standard, especially in spite of adverse conditions."; "For the institutionals, hypocrisy consists of failing to live up to one's standards."