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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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   • English (US)

     ESTABLISHMENT meaning: 1. a business or other organization,...

   • Znaczenie Establishment, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ESTABLISHMENT definicja: 1. a business or other...

   • Establishment in Polish

     ESTABLISHMENT translate: placówka, zakład, firma, założenie,...

   • Establishment in Portuguese

     establishment translate: estabelecimento, fundação, criação,...

   • Establishment in Italian

     establishment translate: istituzione, azienda, fondazione,...

   • Establishment in French

     establishment translate: établissement [masculine], création...

   • Traditional

     ESTABLISHMENT translate: 機構, 企業;機構;單位, 開始, 建立;創立. Learn more...

   • Establishment in Arabic

     ESTABLISHMENT translate: مُؤسّسة, تَأسيس. Learn more in the...

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word establishment, from a settled arrangement to a ruling class. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases and articles.

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   noun. the Establishment. a group or class of people having institutional authority within a society, esp those who control the civil service, the government, the armed forces, and the Church: usually identified with a conservative outlook.

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   Definition of establishment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Establishment can mean the act of establishing, something established, a social order, a group of people, or a place of residence or business. See different meanings, synonyms, and translations of establishment in various contexts.

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   Definitions of establishment. noun. the act of forming or establishing something. “it was the establishment of his reputation” synonyms: constitution, formation, organisation, organization. see more. noun. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat. synonyms: ecesis. see more. noun. any large organization.