establishment

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English

Etymology

From Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (Modern French établissement), from the verb establir. Equivalent to establish +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: estab‧lish‧ment

Noun

establishment (countable and uncountable, plural establishments)

  1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
    Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
  2. The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
    The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
  3. That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
    Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.
    Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment.
  4. (usually with "the") The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Also Establishment.
    It's often necessary to question the establishment to get things done.
    • 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
      Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
    • 2024 August 14, “Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office in shock court ruling”, in edition.cnn.com:
      The verdict means more upheaval for Thailand’s already turbulent political landscape, in which those pushing for change have frequently run afoul of the establishment – a small but powerful clique of military, royalist and business elites.
  5. The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
    The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.
  6. (Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
    Not all Anglicans have supported establishment.

Synonyms

  • (act of establishing, that which is established): foundation

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of act of establishing): abolition
  • (antonym(s) of institution of a church as state church): disestablishment

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: establishment

Translations

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

Pronunciation

Noun

establishment m (plural establishments)

  1. (political science) (the) establishment (the dominant forces in society, especially when devoted to preserving the status quo)

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

Noun

establishment

  1. (sometimes derogatory, usually uncountable) (the) establishment (entrenched power systems)
    • 2017, Jens-Martin Eriksen, Frederik Stjernfelt, Adskillelsens politik, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Forestillingen om klasse frem for religion er også farlig for establishmentet her i landet, den ville kunne få hele det politiske system til at bryde sammen, hvis de fattige malajer, muslimerne, ville indse, at de har mere til fælles med de fattige kinesere og de fattige indere, end de har med de velhavende muslimer.
      The view of class rather than religion is also dangerous to the establishment in this country, it would be able to make the entire political system collapse, if the poor Malays, the Muslims, were to realize that they have more in common with the poor Chinese and poor Indians, than they do with the wealthy Muslims.
    • 2015, Jan Guillou, Den demokratiske terrorist, Modtryk, →ISBN:
      Marxistleninisterne eksisterede næsten ikke mere, de fleste gamle kammerater var blevet en del af establishmentet, og den antiimperialistiske bevægelse var stort set gået i sig selv igen.
      The Marxist-Leninists practically didn't exist anymore, most of the old comrades had become a part of the establishment, and the anti-imperialist movement had practically receded into itself once more.

Declension

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛsˈtɛ.blɪʃ.mənt/, /ɛsˈtɛ.blɪs.mənt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: es‧ta‧blish‧ment

Noun

establishment n (plural establishments, diminutive establishmentje n)

  1. establishment, elite (ruling authority or class)

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.

Pronunciation

Noun

establishment (informal)

  1. establishment (ruling class)

Declension

Possessive forms of establishment (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.ta.bliʃ.mɑ̃/

Proper noun

establishment m

  1. establishment (ruling authority)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.taˈbliʂ.mɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iʂmɛnt
  • Syllabification: es‧ta‧blish‧ment

Noun

establishment m inan

  1. (derogatory, politics) establishment (the ruling class or authority group)

Declension

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.

Proper noun

establishment m

  1. establishment (ruling authority)

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment. Doublet of establecimiento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtabliʃment/
  • Rhymes: -abliʃment
  • Syllabification: es‧ta‧blish‧ment

Proper noun

establishment m

  1. establishment (ruling authority)
    Synonym: casta

Usage notes

  • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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