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establishment   (TTS Sound)

The noun establishment has 7 senses

• constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation -- (the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club")


• institution, establishment -- (an organization founded and united for a specific purpose)


• administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation -- (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment")


• establishment -- (a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence)


• establishment -- (any large organization)


• establishment, ecesis -- ((ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat)


• establishment, validation -- (the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof)