Definition of establishment
1 : something established: such asa : a settled arrangement; especially : a code of lawsb : established churchc : a permanent civil or military organizationd : a place of business or residence with its furnishings and staffe : a public or private institution
2 : an established order of society: such asa often capitalized : a group of social, economic, and political leaders who form a ruling class (as of a nation)b often capitalized : a controlling group the literary establishment
3a : the act of establishingb : the state of being established
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Examples of establishment in a Sentence
the establishment of a business
the establishment of a scientific fact
His novels were disliked by the literary establishment.
Recent Examples of establishment from the Web
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Guadagno, a former Monmouth County sheriff and federal prosecutor, has significant Republican establishment backing.
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The U.N. General Assembly must first approve establishment of the counterterrorism slot, part of a larger U.N. reorganization and the first new post at that level for decades.
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But sales of the newer discs expanded throughout the decade, helped along by new establishments called record stores.
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Dubke previously was a Republican strategist who founded Crossroads Media and had long ties to party establishment figures, including strategist Karl Rove.
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In regular session, the council approved an ordinance revising and reconciling regulations and license fees for massage establishments in the city.
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In 2015 a liberal blogger was publicly whipped after criticizing the clerical establishment.
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Such discrimination, Judge Gregory wrote for the majority, violates the First Amendment’s ban on government establishment of religion.
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Now that North Dakota is essentially a petro-state, this policy probably makes sense to the state's political and business establishments which, here in the Second Gilded Age, probably are pretty much the same thing.
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First Known Use of establishment
15th century
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ESTABLISHMENT Defined for Kids
establishment
playDefinition of establishment for Students
1 : the act of founding or of proving
2 : a place where people live or do business
Law Dictionary
establishment
Legal Definition of establishment
1 : something established: as a : a church recognized by law as the official church of a nation or state and supported by civil authority b : a permanent civil or military organization c : a place of residence or especially business with its furnishings and staff
2a : an act of establishing b : the state of being established
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