Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Gründung, Errichtung, Herstellung

    основа́ниеosnovánije, установле́ниеustanovlénije

    заснува́нняzasnuvánnja, устано́вленняustanóvlennja

    the act of forming or establishing something

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.

    The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.

    основа́ниеosnovánije, учрежде́ниеučreždénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)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

    учрежде́ниеučreždénije, заведе́ниеzavedénije

    устано́ваustanóva, за́кладzáklad

  4. (countable, uncountable)The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo.

    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.

    исте́блишментistɛ́blišmɛnt, истэ́блишментistɛ́blišmɛnt

    істе́блішментistéblišment

  5. (countable, uncountable)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.

  6. (countable, uncountable)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.

Examples

31 sentences
  1. There are various establishments that run our society.

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  2. Algerians are fed up of their political establishment.

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  3. It led to the establishment of lasting peace.

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  4. This establishment attracts a clientele of both tourists and businessmen.

    deZum Kundenkreis dieses Etablissements zählen sowohl Urlaubsreisende als auch Geschäftsleute.

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  5. He represents the establishment, while she sympathizes with the reformers.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
the act of establishing:
that which is established:
the ruling class or authority group:
Русский
By meaning 4
the act of establishing:
the state of being established:
that which is established:
the ruling class or authority group:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of establishing:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old Frenc

Inherited from Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (modern French établissement), from the verb establir. By surface analysis, establish + -ment.

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Forms

plural: establishments
Singularestablishment
Pluralestablishments

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

See also

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