establishment
noun
[ ɪˈstablɪʃm(ə)nt ]
• the action of establishing something or being established.
• "the establishment of an independent government"
Similar:
setting up,
start,
getting going,
initiation,
institution,
formation,
founding,
foundation,
inception,
creation,
inauguration,
organization,
building,
construction,
installation,
• a business organization, public institution, or household.
• "hotels or catering establishments"
Similar:
business,
place of business,
premises,
firm,
company,
concern,
enterprise,
venture,
organization,
operation,
undertaking,
industry,
factory,
plant,
house,
shop,
store,
emporium,
office,
bureau,
agency,
franchise,
practice,
partnership,
consortium,
cooperative,
corporation,
conglomerate,
group,
combine,
syndicate,
outfit,
set-up,
institution,
place,
foundation,
institute,
• a group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy, opinion, or taste, and seen as resisting change.
• "he scandalized the Establishment of his day"
Similar:
the powers that be,
the authorities,
the system,
the ruling class,
the regime,
bureaucracy,
officialdom,
the status quo,
Big Brother,
the regimen,
• the ecclesiastical system organized by law.
