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establishment definition
es·tab·lish·ment (-mənt)
noun
- an establishing or being established
- a thing established, as a business, military organization, household, etc.
establishment Idioms
the Establishment
- the social, economic, and political leaders as of a nation, regarded as holding the chief measure of power and influence
- the ruling inner circle or dominant group of any field of endeavor, organization, institution, etc.
- established church
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