establishment

  • 11establishment — ► NOUN 1) the action of establishing or being established. 2) a business organization, public institution, or household. 3) (the Establishment) a group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy or opinion, and seen as… …

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  • 12establishment — [e stab′lishmənt, i stab′lishmənt] n. 1. an establishing or being established 2. a thing established, as a business, military organization, household, etc. the Establishment 1. the social, economic, and political leaders as of a nation, regarded… …

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  • 13Establishment — Establishment(englausgesprochen)n dieEltern.AusdemEnglischennach1960übernommenimpolemischenSinnefürdieherrschendengesellschafterhaltendenKräfte …

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  • 14establishment — /is tæbliʃmənt/, it. /es tɛbliʃmɛnt/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) establish stabilizzare ], usato in ital. al masch. (soc.) [gruppo di persone che, in un paese, detiene il potere] ▶◀ classe dirigente, dirigenti, leadership, (iron.) palazzo, vertice …

    Enciclopedia Italiana

  • 15establishment — late 15c., settled arrangement, also income, property, from ESTABLISH (Cf. establish) + MENT (Cf. ment). Meaning established church is from 1731; Sense of place of business is from 1832. Meaning social matrix of ruling people and institutions is… …

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  • 16establishment — |estâblichemãte| s. m. 1. Ordem social estabelecida. 2. Grupo de pessoas com grande influência ou poder.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 17establishment — /eˈstabliʃment, ingl. ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ [vc. ingl., da to establish «stabilire»] s. m. inv. classe dirigente, dirigenti, vertice …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 18establishment — noun 1 act of starting sth ADJECTIVE ▪ formal ▪ the formal establishment of the republic in 1948 ▪ gradual, rapid ▪ successful VERB + ESTABLISHMENT …

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  • 19establishment — [[t]ɪstæ̱blɪʃmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ establishments 1) N SING: usu N of n The establishment of an organization or system is the act of creating it or beginning it. [FORMAL] The establishment of the regional government in 1980 did not end terrorism.… …

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  • 20Establishment — * The Establishment was a term for a traditional conservative ruling class and its institutions. In this context the term may also refer to that which is mainstream. * The Establishment (club), an English satire club in the early 1960s, founded… …

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