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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Hot water heaters at the establishment were not reaching the correct temperature.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
In fact, in the North Sea, scientists have already documented fluctuations in porpoise strandings and the establishment of new seal colonies along the coast.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Her father’s family was forced to leave the Palestinian city of Safed in 1948 during the Nakba, in which 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes to make way for the establishment of the burgeoning state of Israel.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The protests come two days after Kenya’s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and the arrival of any foreign patients pending the hearing of a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
In fact, in the North Sea, scientists have already documented fluctuations in porpoise strandings and the establishment of new seal colonies along the coast.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Her father’s family was forced to leave the Palestinian city of Safed in 1948 during the Nakba, in which 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes to make way for the establishment of the burgeoning state of Israel.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The protests come two days after Kenya’s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and the arrival of any foreign patients pending the hearing of a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
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 5 Jun. 2026.
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