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establishment

noun (ORGANIZATION)
 
 
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/

Definition

C1 [C] a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates: an educational/financial/religious establishmentBusinesses and enterprisesSocieties, clubs and organizations the establishment [S, + sing/pl verb] the important and powerful people who control a country or an organization, especially those who support the existing situation: Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.Powerful people and dictators
(Definition of establishment noun (ORGANIZATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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