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Webster 1913 Edition
Establishment
Es-tab′lish-ment
,Noun.
[Cf. OF.
establissement
, F. établissement
.] 1.
The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
2.
The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state.
3.
That which is established;
as:
(a)
A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power;
as, the Episcopal
. establishment
of England(b)
A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization.
(c)
The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business; residence, including grounds, furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted out; also, any office or place of business, with its fixtures; that which serves for the carrying on of a business;
as, to keep up a large
establishment
; a manufacturing establishment
.Exposing the shabby parts of the
establishment
. W. Irving.
Establishment of the port
(Hydrography)
, a datum on which the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by observation, viz., the interval between the moon’s passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port, on the days of new and full moon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Establishment
ESTAB'LISHMENT
,Noun.
1.
Settlement;; fixed state.2.
Confirmation; ratification of what has been settled or made.3.
Settled regulation; form; ordinance; system of laws; constitution of government.Bring in that establishment by which all men should be contained in duty.
4.
Fixed or stated allowance for subsistence; income; salary.His excellency--might gradually lessen your establishment.
5.
That which is fixed or established; as a permanent military force, a fixed garrison, a local government, an agency, a factory, &c. The king has establishments to support, in the four quarters of the globe.6.
The episcopal form of religion, so called in England.7.
Settlement or final rest.We set up our hopes and establishment here.
Definition 2024
establishment
establishment
English
Noun
establishment (plural establishments)
- The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
- Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
- The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
- The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
- That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
- Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.
- Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment.
- (slang) The establishment: the ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Sometimes capitalized: the Establishment.
- 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
- Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
- It's often necessary to question the establishment to get things done.
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Derived terms
Synonyms
- (act of establishing): foundation
Antonyms
- (act of establishing): abolition
Translations
the act of establishing
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the state of being established
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that which is established
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slang: the ruling class or authority group
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Finnish
Noun
establishment
- (informal) establishment (ruling class)
Declension
| Inflection of establishment (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | establishment | establishmentit | |
| genitive | establishmentin | establishmentien | |
| partitive | establishmentiä | establishmentejä | |
| illative | establishmentiin | establishmenteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | establishment | establishmentit | |
| accusative | nom. | establishment | establishmentit |
| gen. | establishmentin | ||
| genitive | establishmentin | establishmentien | |
| partitive | establishmentiä | establishmentejä | |
| inessive | establishmentissä | establishmenteissä | |
| elative | establishmentistä | establishmenteistä | |
| illative | establishmentiin | establishmenteihin | |
| adessive | establishmentillä | establishmenteillä | |
| ablative | establishmentiltä | establishmenteiltä | |
| allative | establishmentille | establishmenteille | |
| essive | establishmentinä | establishmenteinä | |
| translative | establishmentiksi | establishmenteiksi | |
| instructive | — | establishmentein | |
| abessive | establishmentittä | establishmenteittä | |
| comitative | — | establishmenteineen | |
Synonyms
French
Etymology
From English
Noun
establishment m (plural establishments)
- establishment (ruling authority)