establishments

Meaning of establishments

noun
  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.
    Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment.
  4. (usually with "the") The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Also Establishment.
    It's often necessary to question the establishment to get things done.
  5. The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
    The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.

Information about establishments

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of establishments is: establishment.
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Hyphenation of establishments

es-tab-lish-ments

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 14 chars.
  • establishments is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

establishments synonyms

Meaning :

foundation

establishments antonyms

Meaning :

abolition

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