establishment
♦ es|tab|lish|ment /ɪst'æblɪʃmənt/ (establishments)
1 [N-SING] usu N of n
The establishment of an organization or system is the act of creating it or beginning it. (FORMAL)
His ideas influenced the establishment of National Portrait Galleries in London and Edinburgh.
= creation
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
An establishment is a shop, business, or organization occupying a particular building or place. (FORMAL)
...a scientific research establishment.
...shops and other commercial establishments.
3 [N-SING] usu the N in sing
You refer to the people who have power and influence in the running of a country, society, or organization as the establishment.
Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment...
1 [N-SING] usu N of n
The establishment of an organization or system is the act of creating it or beginning it. (FORMAL)
His ideas influenced the establishment of National Portrait Galleries in London and Edinburgh.
= creation
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
An establishment is a shop, business, or organization occupying a particular building or place. (FORMAL)
...a scientific research establishment.
...shops and other commercial establishments.
3 [N-SING] usu the N in sing
You refer to the people who have power and influence in the running of a country, society, or organization as the establishment.
Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment...