establishment

English

Etymology

Old French establissement, (Modern French établissement) from the verb establir.

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Noun

establishment (plural establishments)

1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

   Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.

2. The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.

   The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.

3. That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.

   Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.

   Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment.

4. (slang) The establishment: the ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Sometimes capitalized: the Establishment.

   It's often necessary to question the establishment to get things done.

Derived terms

• anti-establishment
• eating establishment

Translations

the act of establishing

• Asturian: establecimientu (ast) m
• Bulgarian: основаване (bg) (osnovavane) n
• Catalan: establiment (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 建立 (cmn) (jiànlì), 設立 (cmn), 设立 (cmn) (shèlì)

• Esperanto: estiĝo (eo), establiĝo (eo)
• Finnish: perustaminen (fi)
• French: établissement (fr) m
• Galician: establecemento (gl) m
• Greek: ίδρυση (el) (ídrysi) f
• Hebrew: ייסוד (Yisood) m

• Irish: bunaíocht (ga) f
• Japanese: 設立 (ja) (せつりつ, setsuritsu)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پێکهێنان

• Portuguese: estabelecimento (pt) m
• Romanian: stabilire (ro) f, așezare (ro) f, instalare (ro) f, instituire (ro) f
• Russian: основание (ru) (osnovánije) n, установление (ru) (ustanovlénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: stèidheachadh (gd) m
• Spanish: establecimiento (es) m
• Swedish: etablerande n, etablering c
• Vietnamese: sự thành lập

the state of being established

• Esperanto: establado (eo)
• Finnish: perustaminen (fi)
• French: établissement (fr) m
• Greek: ίδρυση (el) (ídrysi) f
• Hebrew: היווסד (hivased)
• Irish: bunaíocht (ga) f
• Japanese: 制度 (ja) (せいど, seido), 施設 (ja) (しせつ, shisetsu)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پێکهێنان

• Portuguese: estabelecimento (pt) m
• Romanian: stabiliment (ro) n, întreprindere (ro) f, așezământ (ro) n
• Russian: основание (ru) (osnovánije) n, учреждение (ru) (učreždénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: stèidheachadh (gd) m
• Spanish: establecimiento (es) m
• Swedish: etablering c

that which is established

• Asturian: establecimientu (ast) m
• Bulgarian: учреждение (bg) (učreždénie) n
• Catalan: establiment (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 機關 (cmn), 机关 (cmn) (jīguān)

• Dutch: vestiging (nl), bestel (nl) n
• Finnish: yritys (fi)
• French: établissement (fr) m
• Galician: establecemento (gl) m

• Greek: ίδρυμα (el) (ídryma) n, καθεστώς (el) (kathestós) n
• Hebrew: מוסד (mosad) m
• Irish: bunaíocht (ga) f
• Portuguese: estabelecimento (pt) m
• Romanian: așezământ (ro) n, instituție (ro) f, întreprindere (ro) f, colonie (ro) f
• Russian: учреждение (ru) (učreždénije) n, заведение (ru) (zavedénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: stèidheachadh (gd) m
• Spanish: establecimiento (es) m
• Vietnamese: tổ chức (organization, business)

slang: the ruling class or authority group

• Finnish: establishment (fi)
• French: establishment (fr) m
• Greek: κατεστημένο (el) (katestiméno) n
• Hebrew: ממסד (mimsad) m
• Japanese: エスタブリッシュメント (ja) (esutaburisshumento)

• Portuguese: situação (pt) n and f
• Russian: истеблишмент (ru) (istɛ́blišmɛnt) m, истэблишмент (ru) (istɛ́blišmɛnt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: establišment (sh), vladajuća garnitura (f) (sh)
• Swedish: etablissemang (sv) n

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• Esperanto: establo

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Finnish

Noun

establishment

1. (informal) establishment (ruling class)

Declension

Declension of establishment (type risti) singular plural nominative establishment establishmentit genitive establishmentin establishmentien partitive establishmentiä establishmentejä accusative establishment establishmentin establishmentit inessive establishmentissä establishmenteissä elative establishmentistä establishmenteistä illative establishmentiin establishmenteihin adessive establishmentillä establishmenteillä ablative establishmentiltä establishmenteiltä allative establishmentille establishmenteille essive establishmentinä establishmenteinä translative establishmentiksi establishmenteiksi instructive – establishmentein abessive establishmentittä establishmenteittä comitative – establishmenteineen

Synonyms

• eliitti
• valtaapitävät
• yläluokka