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establishment

10 definitions • 19 examples
1
a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates:

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an educational/financial/religious establishment
2
the important and powerful people who control a country, an organization, or an area of activity, especially those who support the existing situation:

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Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.
3
the process of starting or creating something, for example, an organization:

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Since its establishment in 1945, the United Nations has played a dominant role in the development of international law.
establishment of The establishment of new areas of employment is a priority.
4
the important and powerful people who control a country, an organization, or an area of activity, especially those who support the existing situation:

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Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.
He was convinced that fingerprints could solve the problem of identification in the legal system, but had yet to convince the establishment.
She had now risen to the heights of the Establishment that she once despised.
If the establishment can get something as important as this wrong, then it is reasonable to assume they could also get a lot of other things wrong.
She is not an artist who can be neatly categorized and presented as part of the artistic Establishment.
5
the people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity:

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the diplomatic/educational/literary establishment
6
An establishment is a particular place of business:

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7
the act of starting or creating something that will last a long time:

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She called for the establishment of nationwide academic standards.
8
a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates:

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an educational/training/religious establishment
What percent of your establishment's total sales are from outside your country?
9

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Since its establishment in the late 1960s the company has grown steadily.
establishment of sth
The establishment of new areas of employment is a priority.
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Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.
the business/medical/military establishment

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