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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Initial investigations state that a man entered the establishment and fired a gun at her.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 15 May 2025
Dozens of foreign delegations were in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday to endorse the ceasefire proposal and the establishment of a special tribunal to investigate crimes of aggression against Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
The wedge is between Congress and the establishment Republicans that are undermining the president's agenda.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD—which took second in the recent election—but rather the establishment’s deadly open border immigration policies that the AfD opposes.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 15 May 2025
Dozens of foreign delegations were in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday to endorse the ceasefire proposal and the establishment of a special tribunal to investigate crimes of aggression against Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
The wedge is between Congress and the establishment Republicans that are undermining the president's agenda.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD—which took second in the recent election—but rather the establishment’s deadly open border immigration policies that the AfD opposes.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the establishment
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“The establishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20establishment. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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