establishment

[Es*tab·lish*ment]

Kids were more comfortable in school after the establishment of a no tolerance bullying policy in the cafeteria. Establishment means setting up or something that has been set up.

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The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

Noun
the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

Noun
a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

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the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

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an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

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any large organization

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the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became rec

Noun
(ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat


n.
The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

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The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state.

n.
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.


Establishment

Es*tab"lish*ment , n. [Cf. OF. establissement, F. '82tablissement.] 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.
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.

The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

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Usage Examples

If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.

I think being a wealthy member of the establishment is the antithesis of cool. Being a countercultural revolutionary is cool. So to the extent that you've made a billion dollars, you've probably become uncool.

As efforts to fix this failure at the Veterans Administration continue, I also intend to persist in demanding answers and action on the establishment of a new clinic to serve the veterans in North Central Washington.

There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that's least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Information on how to heal autism and how to possibly delay vaccines or prevent autism shouldn't come from me. It should come from the medical establishment.

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.

The establishment wonders why we can't get more of the black vote. It's because it's not doing the things necessary to establish a deeper relationship with the black community. Most black people don't think alike. Most black people just vote alike.

As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment.

At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives.

Don't confuse hypothesis and theory. The former is a possible explanation the latter, the correct one. The establishment of theory is the very purpose of science.

Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property.

I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.

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