Meaning of establishment In English

• 0 a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates:

  • an educational/financial/religious establishment

  • Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.

• 1 the process of starting or creating something, for example, an organization:

  • Since its establishment in 1945, the United Nations has played a dominant role in the development of international law.

  • The establishment of new areas of employment is a priority.

• 2 the people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity:

  • the diplomatic/educational/literary establishment

  • Visitors come to shop in the fashionable new establishments downtown.

• 3 the act of starting or creating something that will last a long time:

  • She called for the establishment of nationwide academic standards.

• 4 a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates:

  • an educational/training/religious establishment

  • What percent of your establishment's total sales are from outside your country?

• 5 the act of starting a business, organization, project, etc.:

  • Since its establishment in the late 1960s the company has grown steadily.

  • establishment of sth

  • The establishment of new areas of employment is a priority.

• 6 the important and powerful people who control a country, profession, or organization, especially those who support the existing situation:

  • Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.

  • the business/medical/military establishment