establishment

es-tab-lish-ment · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A business organization, public institution, or household.

  2. 2.

    (The Establishment) The group holding power in a society, typically viewed as resistant to change.

  3. 3.

    The act of establishing something; the state of being established.

Forms

plural: establishments

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the Establishment — the dominant group in society or a field
  • •
    anti-establishment — opposing or rejecting established institutions
  • •
    establishment figure — a person who represents traditional authority

Related words

Antonyms: abolition, dissolution
See also: establish, established, institution, organization
Synonyms: enterprise, foundation, institution, organization

Etymology

From Old French establissement, from establir ("to establish"), from Latin stabilire ("to make stable").