establishment
noun
uk/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ us [ C ]
a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates:
an educational/training/religious establishment
What percent of your establishment's total sales are from outside your country?
[ S ]
the act of starting a business, organization, project, etc.:
Since its establishment in the late 1960s the company has grown steadily.
establishment of sth
The establishment of new areas of employment is a priority.
the establishment
[ S ]
the important and powerful people who control a country, profession, or organization, especially those who support the existing situation:
Critics said judges were on the side of the establishment.
the business/medical/military establishment