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establishment

noun
establishment pronunciation English ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt establishment pronunciation American ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt
 
1 [countable] (formal) an organization, a large institution or a hotelan educational establishmenta research establishmentThe hotel is a comfortable and well-run establishment.2 (usually the Establishment) [singular + singular or plural verb] (often disapproving) the people in a society or a profession who have influence and power and who usually do not support changethe medical/military/political, etc. establishmentyoung people rebelling against the Establishmentorthodox Establishment views3 [uncountable] the act of starting or creating something that is meant to last for a long timeThe speaker announced the establishment of a new college.the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries