Definition of "noninstitutional" [noninstitutional]

• Not institutional; not having the usual characteristics of an institution (adjective)

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• ""noninstitutional" bondholders owed a fraction ($400 million) of GM's total bond debt -- have sought designation as a formal committee in their attempts to opposed the sale."
• "Over the 2000-2010 period, the number of 16-29 year olds in the civilian, noninstitutional population increased from 53 to 59 million, Yet, over the same time period, the number of 16-29 year olds actively participating in the nation's civilian labor force expanded by less than 200,000."
• "In fact, the MEPS data understate spending in the United States, in part, as it is limited to the noninstitutional population."