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non-es·tab·lish·ment | \ ˌnän-i-ˈsta-blish-mənt 
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\Definition of non-establishment
1 or less commonly non-Establishment : ordinary citizens considered as group distinct from the establishment or ruling class
This campaign was not right versus left but rather establishment versus non-establishment …— Ashby Foote —often used before another nounnon-establishment candidates
2 : failure or refusal to establish something
… the non-establishment of professional leagues to allow women to play sport full-time and professionally …— Cheryl Roberts
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The first known use of non-establishment was in 1764
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