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ESTABLISHMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of forming or establishing something
Example:
he still remembers the organization of the club
Synonyms:
constitution; establishment; formation; organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("establishment" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "establishment"):
unionisation; unionization (act of forming labor unions)
collectivisation; collectivization (the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism)
communisation; communization (the organization of a nation of the basis of communism)
federation (the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs)
colonisation; colonization; settlement (the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies)
Derivation:
establish (set up or lay the groundwork for)
establish (set up or found)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("establishment" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Domain category:
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "establishment"):
wine maker; winery (an establishment where wine is made)
university (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)
school system (establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school)
poorhouse (an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless)
business establishment; place of business (an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered)
phrontistery (an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities))
perfumery (an establishment where perfumes are made)
institution (an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated)
academy (a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
Synonyms:
establishment; validation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("establishment" is a kind of...):
cogent evidence; proof (any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something)
Derivation:
establish (establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Synonyms:
establishment; institution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("establishment" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "establishment"):
academy; honorary society (an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature)
educational institution (an institution dedicated to education)
vicariate; vicarship (the religious institution under the authority of a vicar)
faith; organized religion; religion (an institution to express belief in a divine power)
company (an institution created to conduct business)
charity (an institution set up to provide help to the needy)
issuer (an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.))
financial institution; financial organisation; financial organization (an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets)
medical institution (an institution created for the practice of medicine)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Any large organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("establishment" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Example:
he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
Synonyms:
administration; brass; establishment; governance; governing body; organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("establishment" is a kind of...):
body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)
Meronyms (parts of "establishment"):
hierarchy; pecking order; power structure (the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body)
Meronyms (members of "establishment"):
advisory board; planning board (a board appointed to advise the chief administrator)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "establishment"):
Curia ((Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church)
top brass (the most important persons in a governing body)
executive (persons who administer the law)
bench; judiciary (persons who administer justice)
county council (the elected governing body of a county)
government officials; officialdom (people elected or appointed to administer a government)
management (those in charge of running a business)
Holonyms ("establishment" is a part of...):
authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
Sense 7
Meaning:
(ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
Synonyms:
ecesis; establishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("establishment" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Domain category:
bionomics; ecology; environmental science (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
Context examples:
"When we are born, the circuits which process body sensations are not fully developed, so the establishment of such networks is a crucial developmental milestone for newborns," he continued.
(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It's not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
They exactly correspond, so I gather that the lady went back to the same establishment for the second.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Under him were three lads; for the establishment was a small one, containing only four horses in all.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
These key ingredients are nitrites (NO2) and nitrates (NO3), fixed forms of nitrogen that are important for the establishment and sustainability of life as we know it.
(Asteroids, Hydrogen Make Great Recipe for Life on Mars, NASA)
Adherens junctions (AJs; also called the zonula adherens) are critical for the establishment and maintenance of epithelial layers, such as those lining organ surfaces.
(Beta Catenin, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)
An establishment that collects, tests, processes, and stores blood and its components intended for transfusion or for further manufacture into products used for biological therapies.
(Blood Bank, NCI Thesaurus)
Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
She knew enough to feel secure of an honourable and speedy establishment, and her imagination took a rapid flight over its attendant felicities.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
He seems a most gentlemanlike man; and I think, Elinor, I may congratulate you on the prospect of a very respectable establishment in life.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
