establishment
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5.3
- noun
- /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
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poder establecido
- I want the entire corrupt Washington establishment to hear these words from all of us.
- political establishment
- religious establishment
- military establishment
Well, the establishment thinks they know what's right for you.
- Well, the establishment thinks they know what's right for you.
- He, he, the protestations from the establishment were hysterical.
- By contrast, in the US, the US establishment is by turns apathetic.
- I'm a talk show host like the the establishment media despises me, right?
- It is this collision of the establishment versus the non establishment.
- He, he was an establishment figure in Oldham.
- You know, she, I can identify with her that the establishment tried to destroy her.
- They don't necessarily buy all of the establishment ideals that are fed to them.
- But let me tell you that it was a WASP male establishment par excellence in those days.
- It is still what the cool kids do in history and the establishment still looks down on it.
- Like there are these Davids fighting against the establishment Goliath.
- He was in many ways articulating the establishment view.
- And the reason is because the right is more estranged from establishment institutions.
- Now, of course, Donald Trump doesn't care if the establishment thinks he's fit for the job.
- And here's the thing, just because the establishment doesn't agree with you, it doesn't mean you're correct.
- And what I mean by that is the foreign policy establishment of the US, the UK and NATO.
- He is loathed by most establishment Republicans.
Examples
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That's still where sort of the legal establishment can be found in London.
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Unfortunately, the scientific establishment won't recognize the value of your work when it's first published.
Fiction book (2002) -
So we have to reason from the evidence that the establishment gives us.
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The medical establishment took it upon itself to protect its public.
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Well, the establishment thinks they know what's right for you.
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For one thing, criticism from the Catholic establishment came down fast, and it was scathing.
Academic text (2013) -
After suffering blows in 2011 and 2012, the security establishment was able to regroup.
Academic text (2015) -
American Jews are as much a part of the establishment as the Episcopalians that once sought to exclude them.
Academic text (2011) -
Such proofs, however, do not convince the establishment, which tends to filter Islam out of the equation.
Academic text (2013) -
The policies of the new government are often opposed by the traditional political establishment.
Synonyms
573
3.6
A group of people who manage and run an organization
258
4.7
A small group of the most powerful or rich people in a society
85
5.9
Senior leaders in an organization who make major decisions
17
3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
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7.3
A group of people who work in government offices
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
Antonyms
Compounds
A Canadian government agency that gathers information from communications and helps protect Canada from spying and cyber attacks
A business or place of very low quality with bad service and dirty conditions
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Establishment comes from a Latin root stabilis meaning 'firm' or 'steady', the same idea in the English word stable. That is why the establishment can mean the people or groups who keep things steady and in control.