Establishment
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establishment/ɪˈstablɪʃmənt/
▶noun
- 1 the action of establishing or being established.
- 2 a business organization, public institution, or household.
- 3 (the Establishment) a group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy, opinion, or taste, and seen as resisting change.
'Establishment' also found in these Oxford entries:
abbey
- arsenal
- assay office
- bank
- bar
- beauty salon
- beer parlour
- brewpub
- canteen
- casino
- cattery
- chronological
- clearing house
- college
- court
- Dalai Lama
- diploma
- establishment
- extramural
- factory
- farm
- fleabag
- funeral parlour
- garage
- garden centre
- happy hour
- hatchery
- health centre
- health farm
- hostel
- hotel
- inception
- inn
- installation
- joint
- kennel
- launderette
- massage parlour
- matron
- military-industrial complex
- orderly officer
- Oreo
- oxygen bar
- palace
- patronize
- petrol station
- porterhouse
- prescription
- pub
- rapprochement
