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   establishment

   /ɪˈstablɪʃm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of establishing something or being established: "the establishment of an independent government" Similar setting upstartgetting goinginitiationinstitutionformationfoundingfoundationinceptioncreationinaugurationorganizationbuildingconstructioninstallationOpposite disbandmentdemolition
   • ▪ a marriage: archaic "her chief solicitude was to procure an affluent establishment for their daughter"
   • 2. a business organization, public institution, or household: "hotels or catering establishments" Similar businessplace of businesspremisesfirmcompanyconcernenterpriseventureorganizationoperationundertakingindustryfactoryplanthouseshopstoreemporiumofficebureauagencyfranchisepracticepartnershipconsortiumcooperativecorporationconglomerategroupcombinesyndicateinformal:outfitset-upinstitutionplacepremisesfoundationinstitute
   • 3. a group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy, opinion, or taste, and seen as resisting change: "he scandalized the Establishment of his day" Similar the powers that bethe authoritiesthe systemthe ruling classthe regimebureaucracyofficialdomthe status quothe prevailing political/social orderinformal:Big Brotherarchaic:the regimen
   • ▪ an influential group within a specified profession or area of activity: "rumblings of discontent among the medical establishment"
   • 4. the ecclesiastical system organized by law.
   • ▪ the Church of England or of Scotland.

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