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establishment definition

es·tab·lish·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. an establishing or being established
  2. a thing established, as a business, military organization, household, etc.
establishment Idioms

the Establishment

  1. the social, economic, and political leaders as of a nation, regarded as holding the chief measure of power and influence
  2. the ruling inner circle or dominant group of any field of endeavor, organization, institution, etc.
  3. established church

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