establishment
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: Christianity
Etymology: From Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (Modern French établissement), from the verb establir. Equivalent to establish + -ment.
Base: establish
Affixes: -ment
Inflected forms:
form: establishments
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
gloss: The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.
exposing the shabby parts of the establishment
gloss: The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
But there is also real opposition to Nato expansion - and even to Nato's continued existence after the Cold War.
This is a view shared by a very large part of Russia's military and foreign affairs establishment.
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.
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.
This story of how American originality lost its way is arresting and well told. On an alternate timeline without Donald Trump in office dismantling the American scientific establishment and Elon Musk kneecapping the American state, it might have been the manifesto of a new politics.
gloss: The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.
gloss: The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Not all Anglicans have supported establishment.
Antonyms: abolition
disestablishment
Related words: antidisestablishmentarianism
powers that be
Derived words: 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
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