non-establishment
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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 noun non-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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