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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The show was plastered on multiple jumbo screens inside the establishment.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 July 2025
This accounts for the fact that—unlike other Jewish communities in the Middle East and in North Africa, which were virtually eradicated after the establishment of Israel in 1948—several thousand Jews still call Iran home.
—Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
The owner told The Star on Thursday, July 10, that the establishment was waiting on its liquor license.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
One of the actors portrays a lawyer who has been hired to facilitate the establishment of a park that displays these creatures to the public.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 July 2025
This accounts for the fact that—unlike other Jewish communities in the Middle East and in North Africa, which were virtually eradicated after the establishment of Israel in 1948—several thousand Jews still call Iran home.
—Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
The owner told The Star on Thursday, July 10, that the establishment was waiting on its liquor license.
—Eleanor Nash
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
One of the actors portrays a lawyer who has been hired to facilitate the establishment of a park that displays these creatures to the public.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 8 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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