the establishment
noun
: the part of a particular group that has power or control
His novels were disliked by the literary establishment.
the medical establishment
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This development follows the delivery of the lead handling system’s primary components and the establishment of the plant’s structural foundation.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The plans include the establishment of a pan-European body to swiftly identify potential shortages of jet fuel and diesel, and to coordinate sharing of fuel or any emergency stockpile releases by EU member states.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The system overseen by the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board, which was put in place after Congress passed a 1996 law that led to the establishment of an industry voluntary rating system.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, endorsing the establishment of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, in the land then under British mandate.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The plans include the establishment of a pan-European body to swiftly identify potential shortages of jet fuel and diesel, and to coordinate sharing of fuel or any emergency stockpile releases by EU member states.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The system overseen by the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board, which was put in place after Congress passed a 1996 law that led to the establishment of an industry voluntary rating system.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, endorsing the establishment of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, in the land then under British mandate.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the establishment
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