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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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establishment Synonyms

establishment

n.

  1. The act of setting up

    founding, endowment, institution; see establishing 1.

  2. A business, organization, or the like

    company, corporation, enterprise; see business 4.

  3. The act of proving

    verification, substantiation, demonstration; see establishing 2, proof 1.


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establishment Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • dictatorship: Overthrow of imperialism and the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat " [ 61 ] .

Converse of object

  • cater: The general requirements apply to all honey products offered for sale to consumers or to catering establishments.

Adjective modifier

  • educational: The educational establishment claims the tax back from the Inland Revenue.

Noun used with modifier

  • catering: Hygiene ratings for more than 500 catering establishments in the town will be displayed in a bid to drive up standards in the town.
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establishment quotes

As to marriage on the part of a man, my dear, Society requires that heshould retrieve his fortunes by marriage. Society requires that he should gain by marriage. Society requires that he should found a handsome establishment by marriage. Society does not see, otherwise, what he has to do with marriage. Bleak House

-Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

His career was a text book example of the rise of a patrician in the snug embrace of the American establishment.

-Time

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