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

Examples of the establishment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wald said part of her review will focus on security at the establishment and whether additional measures could have prevented the violence. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Piker then argued that the establishment had been forced to mobilize significant political resources against Hong. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

Big shots in the establishment, and particularly on the East Coast, rolled their eyes. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

On top of that, research organizations and leaders were strongly against any kind of external regulation, Stark said, and resisted the establishment of IRBs in the first place. — Angus Chen, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the establishment

• disestablishment
• reestablishment