establishment

n. anything that is established; established institution (such as the church, a business, etc.); foundation, permanent organization; place of business

The Establishment is a term for a traditional conservative ruling class and its institutions. In this context the term may also refer to that which is mainstream.The Establishment (club), an English Satire club in the early 1960s, founded by Peter CookThe Establishment (events), an Edinburgh / London based arts series, programmed by Kieran J HealeyEstablishment of religion refers to investing of political/social power in a particular state of faith.The Establishment (comic book) is a comic book produced by Wildstorm comics in 2001-2003 featuring a British team of superheroes.The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment (United States Constitution) The Establishment (Pakistan) a commonly used term to refer to Pakistan's dominant Military-Civil Oligarchy which exercises huge powers over policy.The Right of Establishment, one of the Four Freedoms granted by the European Union.
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Noun
1. the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
(synonym) constitution, formation, organization, organisation
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
(hyponym) unionization, unionisation
(derivation) establish, set up, found, launch
2. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
(synonym) institution
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(hyponym) medical institution
3. 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"
(synonym) administration, governance, governing body, brass, organization, organisation
(hypernym) body
(hyponym) Curia
(part-holonym) government, authorities, regime
(member-meronym) advisory board, planning board
(part-meronym) hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
4. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) academy
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
5. any large organization
(hypernym) organization, organisation
6. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
(synonym) ecesis
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(classification) ecology, bionomics, environmental science
7. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
(synonym) validation
(hypernym) proof, cogent evidence
(derivation) prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew

n. establishment, established institution

n. establishment, anything that is established; established institution (such as the church, a business, etc.); foundation, permanent organization; place of business