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establishment

[ih-stab-lish-muhnt] / ɪˈstæb lɪʃ mənt /
NOUN
organization; creation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
formation formulation founding inauguration installation institution
STRONG
enactment endowment foundation
WEAK
setting up
Antonyms
STRONG
abolition closing closure disbanding disestablishment dissolution
NOUN
business, institution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
building company enterprise organization structure system
STRONG
abode concern corporation factory firm foundation house institute office outfit plant quarters residence setup workplace
NOUN
power structure in society
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority bureaucracy
STRONG
diehards
WEAK
city hall established order old guard powers that be the system
Antonyms
WEAK
proletariat

Example Sentences

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This created near-panic in the U.S. defense establishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I want to protect my memories of the special occasions I enjoyed in this perennial special occasion establishment ...

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

BBC Sport visits Como to find out how the Italian city's football club, led by coach Cesc Fabregas, is looking to break up the Serie A establishment and gatecrash the Champions League.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The Church of England became the country's state establishment church following King Henry VIII's split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

And they were connected to people who wanted to overthrow that establishment: anarchists.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day