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establishment

es·tab·lish·ment [ i stábblishmənt ] (plural es·tab·lish·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something established: something that is established as a business, institution, organization, or undertaking
worked for this establishment for forty years

2. people in power: a group of people who hold power and control the institutions in a society or a professional group
One period's avant-garde becomes the next's artistic establishment.

3. business premises: a place of business
banned them from the establishment

4. establishing something: the act of establishing something, or the condition of being established
the establishment of new guidelines for users

5. household: a place of residence, or the household that occupies it


es·tab·lish·men·tar·i·an [ i stàbblishmən térree ən ] noun
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