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establishment

/ɪstˈæblɪʃmʌnt/noun4 syllables

Establishment means: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.

Synonyms for establishment11

noun, as in the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

administration, governance, governing body, brass, organization, organisation

noun, as in the act of forming or establishing something

constitution, formation, organization, organisation

noun, as in an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

institution

noun, as in (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

ecesis

noun, as in the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

validation

What does establishment mean?7

noun

1

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something“he claims that the present administration is corrupt”

2

the act of forming or establishing something“the constitution of a PTA group last year”

3

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

4

(ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

5

the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

6

a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

7

any large organization

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Establishment in a sentence

  • He represents the establishment, while she sympathizes with the reformers.AlanF_US
  • If you're defending traditional hierarchies, you are pro-establishment by definition.shekitten
  • This establishment attracts a clientele of both tourists and businessmen.Hybrid
  • Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne?User69184
  • The people of this country have become disillusioned with the political establishment.mailohilohi
  • Algerians are fed up of their political establishment.Amastan
  • People of your ilk are not welcome in this establishment.mccarras
  • Transphobes want to force the medical establishment to ignore science.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of establishment

as a noun

plural
establishments