# establishment
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (Modern French établissement), from the verb establir. Equivalent to establish +‎ -ment.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: estab‧lish‧ment

### Noun

establishment (countable and uncountable, plural establishments)
* The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
    Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
** 1787, Article Seven of the United States Constitution:The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
* The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
    The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
* That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
    Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.
    exposing the shabby parts of the establishment
* The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo.
    Alternative form: Establishment (when construed as a proper noun)
    It was clear that they viewed the British establishment as qualitatively different from the French establishment.
    It's often necessary to question the establishment to get things done.
** 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
** 2024 August 14, “Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office in shock court ruling”, in edition.cnn.com‎:The verdict means more upheaval for Thailand’s already turbulent political landscape, in which those pushing for change have frequently run afoul of the establishment – a small but powerful clique of military, royalist and business elites.
* The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
    The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.
* (Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
    Not all Anglicans have supported establishment.

#### Synonyms

* (act of establishing, that which is established): foundation

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “act of establishing”): abolition
* (antonym(s) of “institution of a church as state church”): disestablishment

#### Derived terms

* antiestablishment
* anti-establishment
* antiestablishmentarianism
* coestablishment
* counterestablishment
* deestablishment
* eating establishment
* establishmentarian
* establishment clause
* establishment growth
* establishmentism
* establishment of the port
* establishment Republican
* freedom of establishment
* nonestablishment
* peace establishment
* preestablishment
* re-establishment, reestablishment
* war establishment

#### Descendants

* → Polish: establishment

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

#### See also

* antidisestablishmentarianism
* powers that be

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

### Pronunciation

* (Central) IPA: /əsˈtabliʃmən/

### Noun

establishment m (plural establishments)
* (political science) (the) establishment (the dominant forces in society, especially when devoted to preserving the status quo)

### References

* ↑ "establishment" at ésAdir

### Further reading

* “establishment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “establishment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

### Noun

establishment
* (sometimes derogatory, usually uncountable) (the) establishment (entrenched power systems)
** 2017, Jens-Martin Eriksen, Frederik Stjernfelt, Adskillelsens politik, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Forestillingen om klasse frem for religion er også farlig for establishmentet her i landet, den ville kunne få hele det politiske system til at bryde sammen, hvis de fattige malajer, muslimerne, ville indse, at de har mere til fælles med de fattige kinesere og de fattige indere, end de har med de velhavende muslimer.The view of class rather than religion is also dangerous to the establishment in this country, it would be able to make the entire political system collapse, if the poor Malays, the Muslims, were to realize that they have more in common with the poor Chinese and poor Indians, than they do with the wealthy Muslims.
** 2015, Jan Guillou, Den demokratiske terrorist, Modtryk, →ISBN:Marxistleninisterne eksisterede næsten ikke mere, de fleste gamle kammerater var blevet en del af establishmentet, og den antiimperialistiske bevægelse var stort set gået i sig selv igen.The Marxist-Leninists practically didn't exist anymore, most of the old comrades had become a part of the establishment, and the anti-imperialist movement had practically receded into itself once more.

#### See also

* etablissement (establishment, general sense)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛsˈtɛ.blɪʃ.mənt/, /ɛsˈtɛ.blɪs.mənt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: es‧ta‧blish‧ment

### Noun

establishment n (plural establishments, diminutive establishmentje n)
* establishment, elite (ruling authority or class)

#### Related terms

* etablissement

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈestɑblismentːi/, [ˈe̞s̠tɑ̝bˌlis̠me̞n̪t̪ːi]
* Rhymes: -ismentːi

### Noun

establishment (informal)
* establishment (ruling class)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of establishment (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
establishmentini
establishmentini
accusative
nom.
establishmentini
establishmentini
gen.
establishmentini
genitive
establishmentini
establishmentieni
partitive
establishmentiäni
establishmentejäni
inessive
establishmentissäni
establishmenteissäni
elative
establishmentistäni
establishmenteistäni
illative
establishmentiini
establishmenteihini
adessive
establishmentilläni
establishmenteilläni
ablative
establishmentiltäni
establishmenteiltäni
allative
establishmentilleni
establishmenteilleni
essive
establishmentinäni
establishmenteinäni
translative
establishmentikseni
establishmenteikseni
abessive
establishmentittäni
establishmenteittäni
instructive
comitative
—establishmenteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
establishmentisi
establishmentisi
accusative
nom.
establishmentisi
establishmentisi
gen.
establishmentisi
genitive
establishmentisi
establishmentiesi
partitive
establishmentiäsi
establishmentejäsi
inessive
establishmentissäsi
establishmenteissäsi
elative
establishmentistäsi
establishmenteistäsi
illative
establishmentiisi
establishmenteihisi
adessive
establishmentilläsi
establishmenteilläsi
ablative
establishmentiltäsi
establishmenteiltäsi
allative
establishmentillesi
establishmenteillesi
essive
establishmentinäsi
establishmenteinäsi
translative
establishmentiksesi
establishmenteiksesi
abessive
establishmentittäsi
establishmenteittäsi
instructive
comitative
—establishmenteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
establishmentimme
establishmentimme
accusative
nom.
establishmentimme
establishmentimme
gen.
establishmentimme
genitive
establishmentimme
establishmentiemme
partitive
establishmentiämme
establishmentejämme
inessive
establishmentissämme
establishmenteissämme
elative
establishmentistämme
establishmenteistämme
illative
establishmentiimme
establishmenteihimme
adessive
establishmentillämme
establishmenteillämme
ablative
establishmentiltämme
establishmenteiltämme
allative
establishmentillemme
establishmenteillemme
essive
establishmentinämme
establishmenteinämme
translative
establishmentiksemme
establishmenteiksemme
abessive
establishmentittämme
establishmenteittämme
instructive
comitative
—establishmenteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
establishmentinne
establishmentinne
accusative
nom.
establishmentinne
establishmentinne
gen.
establishmentinne
genitive
establishmentinne
establishmentienne
partitive
establishmentiänne
establishmentejänne
inessive
establishmentissänne
establishmenteissänne
elative
establishmentistänne
establishmenteistänne
illative
establishmentiinne
establishmenteihinne
adessive
establishmentillänne
establishmenteillänne
ablative
establishmentiltänne
establishmenteiltänne
allative
establishmentillenne
establishmenteillenne
essive
establishmentinänne
establishmenteinänne
translative
establishmentiksenne
establishmenteiksenne
abessive
establishmentittänne
establishmenteittänne
instructive
comitative
—establishmenteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
establishmentinsä
establishmentinsä
accusative
nom.
establishmentinsä
establishmentinsä
gen.
establishmentinsä
genitive
establishmentinsä
establishmentiensä
partitive
establishmentiään establishmentiänsä
establishmentejään establishmentejänsä
inessive
establishmentissään establishmentissänsä
establishmenteissään establishmenteissänsä
elative
establishmentistään establishmentistänsä
establishmenteistään establishmenteistänsä
illative
establishmentiinsä
establishmenteihinsä
adessive
establishmentillään establishmentillänsä
establishmenteillään establishmenteillänsä
ablative
establishmentiltään establishmentiltänsä
establishmenteiltään establishmenteiltänsä
allative
establishmentilleen establishmentillensä
establishmenteilleen establishmenteillensä
essive
establishmentinään establishmentinänsä
establishmenteinään establishmenteinänsä
translative
establishmentikseen establishmentiksensä
establishmenteikseen establishmenteiksensä
abessive
establishmentittään establishmentittänsä
establishmenteittään establishmenteittänsä
instructive
comitative
—establishmenteineen establishmenteinensä :

#### Synonyms

* eliitti
* valtaapitävät
* yläluokka

### Further reading

* “establishment”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛs.ta.bliʃ.mɑ̃/

### Proper noun

establishment m
* establishment (ruling authority)

#### Related terms

* établissement

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛs.taˈbliʂ.mɛnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iʂmɛnt
* Syllabification: es‧ta‧blish‧ment

### Noun

establishment m inan
* (derogatory, politics) establishment (the ruling class or authority group)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* establishment in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* establishment in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.

### Proper noun

establishment m
* establishment (ruling authority)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment. Doublet of establecimiento.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈtabliʃment/ [esˈt̪a.β̞liʃ.mẽn̪t̪]
* Rhymes: -abliʃment
* Syllabification: es‧ta‧blish‧ment

### Proper noun

establishment m
* establishment (ruling authority)
    Synonym: casta

#### Usage notes

* According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

### Further reading

* “establishment”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10