establishment (n.)

  1. the act of forming or establishing something; the constitution of a PTA group last year; it was the establishment of his reputation; he still remembers the organization of the club

    [ Syn: constitution , formation , organization , organisation ]

  2. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

    [ Syn: institution ]

  3. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; he claims that the present administration is corrupt; the governance of an association is responsible to its members; he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment

    [ Syn: administration , governance , governing body , brass , organization , organisation ]

  4. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

  5. any large organization

  6. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

    [ Syn: ecesis ]

  7. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

    [ Syn: validation ]

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