establishment
- Noun:
- The act of founding, instituting, or setting up something: The process of creating or bringing an organization, system, or concept into existence.
- A business organization, institution, or public body: A place of business or a large organization, often with a physical presence, such as a company, store, or government body.
- A group in a society exercising power and influence over traditional values or policy: Often used with "the" to refer collectively to the dominant groups in a society, such as government officials, corporate leaders, and other authorities who uphold the existing social and political order.
- (Ecology) The process by which a plant or animal becomes successfully settled in a new habitat.
- (Formal) The action of proving something or making it firm and stable.
Referring to the act of creating:
- The establishment of the new university took several years of planning.
- They celebrated the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Referring to an organization or business:
- She runs a successful catering establishment in the city center.
- The new manufacturing establishment will create hundreds of jobs.
Referring to the ruling class or system (often "the establishment"):
- The young activists rebelled against the political establishment.
- His radical ideas were a direct challenge to the medical establishment.
Referring to ecological settlement:
- The successful establishment of the tree species in the park was a victory for conservationists.
"The Establishment" (capitalized or not): Used as a proper noun to refer specifically to the traditional ruling elite or power structure of a country or institution, often viewed as resistant to change.
- The artist was always a critic of the Establishment.
"Anti-establishment": An adjective describing attitudes, actions, or groups opposed to the established social and political order.
- The band had a strong anti-establishment message in their lyrics.
Establish (verb): To set up or found.
- They plan to establish a new charity.
Established (adjective): Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- He is an established author in the field of history.
Re-establish (verb): To establish (something) again or anew.
- After the war, the government worked to re-establish law and order.
- Foundation: The act of establishing an institution or organization.
- Institution: An organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose.
- Organization: An organized group of people with a particular purpose.
- Corporation: A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity.
- Regime (in the context of "the establishment"): A government, especially an authoritarian one.
Permanent establishment (in business/tax law): A fixed place of business which generally gives rise to income or value-added tax liability in a particular jurisdiction.
- The company has a permanent establishment in five countries.
Church Establishment: The official recognition and support of a particular church by the state.
- The debate concerned the disestablishment of the church.
- Part of the furniture: (Informal, related to the "establishment" sense) Someone who has been in an organization for so long they are accepted as a permanent, sometimes unnoticed, feature. This idiom relates to being an accepted part of the "establishment" within a specific place.
- After 30 years at the firm, he's just part of the furniture.
- the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
- (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
- any large organization
- a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
- 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
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- the act of forming or establishing something
- the constitution of a PTA group last year
- it was the establishment of his reputation
- he still remembers the organization of the club