establishment

/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ noun

Definition

ORGANIZATION [C] › an organization or business

STARTING [U] › when an organization, school, business, etc is started: the establishment of a new national bank

the Establishment › the people and organizations that have most power and influence in a country

the legal/medical, etc establishment › the group of people with most influence in a particular area of work or activity

(Definition of establishment noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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