Establishment Definition

ĭ-stăblĭsh-mənt
establishments
noun
establishments
An establishing or being established.
Webster's New World
The condition or fact of being established.
American Heritage
A thing established, or set up; specif., a place of business.
A coalition of downtown dining establishments.
Webster's New World
An established social order, as:
American Heritage

The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.

The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
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idiom
the Establishment
  • the dominant group or forces of a society or nation, characterized esp. by opposition to change
  • the ruling inner circle or dominant group of any field of endeavor, organization, institution, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Establishment

Noun

Singular:
establishment
Plural:
establishments

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Establishment

  • the Establishment

Origin of Establishment

  • Old French establissement, (Modern French établissement) from the verb establir.

    From Wiktionary

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Establishment Sentence Examples

  • The establishment of schools for girls was first attempted in 1880.

  • The establishment of order in the town made the citizens happy.

  • Meanwhile he had been appointed physician advising on the establishment of a silk factory.

  • In 1908 a movement began for the establishment of Australia.

  • There was still the hunting establishment which Nicholas had enlarged.

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