es·tab·lish·ment 
/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ noun
plural es·tab·lish·ments /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ noun 1 [count] : a place or organization where people live or do business
▪ a dry-cleaning establishment ▪ a business establishment 2 [noncount] : the act of establishing something or someone: such as a : the act of starting something that will last for a long time
▪ the establishment of a business/school/church/settlement
b : the act of causing something or someone to be widely known and accepted
▪ the establishment of a scientific fact 3 a or Establishment [singular] often disapproving : the people in business, government, etc., who have power over the other people in a society
▪ She dislikes establishment types. ▪ an antiestablishment campaign — usually used with the ▪ We spent our youth rebelling against the Establishment. ▪ He accepted a boring job and became a member of the Establishment.
b the establishment : the part of a particular group that has power or control
▪ His novels were disliked by the literary establishment. ▪ the medical establishment
▪ a dry-cleaning establishment ▪ a business establishment
▪ the establishment of a business/school/church/settlement
b : the act of causing something or someone to be widely known and accepted
▪ the establishment of a scientific fact
▪ She dislikes establishment types. ▪ an antiestablishment campaign — usually used with the ▪ We spent our youth rebelling against the Establishment. ▪ He accepted a boring job and became a member of the Establishment.
b the establishment : the part of a particular group that has power or control
▪ His novels were disliked by the literary establishment. ▪ the medical establishment
