Institutional: Upper-intermediate Spanish vocabulary

7 Spanish words about institutional at upper-intermediate level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• consultarverbto consult, to check with someone before acting
• el actanounminutes, official record
• derivarverbto derive from, to stem from
• cooperarverbto cooperate
• instar (a)verbto urge, to press someone
• hacer constarverbto state for the record, to make it known formally
• escalarverbto escalate, to mount