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n. The act of establishing.

n. The condition or fact of being established.

n. Something established, as:

n. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.

n. A permanent civil, political, or military organization.

n. An established church.

n. A place of residence or business with its possessions and staff.

n. A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school.

n. An established social order, as:

n. A group of people holding most of the power and influence in a government or society. Often used with the.

n. A controlling group in a given field of activity. Often used with the.

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

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

n. 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.

n. 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.

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

n. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state.

n. That which is established

n. A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power.

n. A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization.

n. The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business; residence, including grounds, furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted out; also, any office or place of business, with its fixtures; that which serves for the carrying on of a business

n. The act of establishing, ordaining, confirming, setting up, or placing on a firm basis or sure footing; the act of settling or fixing permanently, or of proving, substantiating, or making good: as, the establishment of a factory; the establishment of a claim.

n. A fixed or settled condition; secured or certain permanence; fixity or certainty.

n. Fixed or settled order of things; constituted order or system, as of government; organization.

n. Fixed or stated allowance for subsistence; income; salary.

n. That which has been established or set up for any purpose.

n. The authoritative recognition by a state of a church, or branch of a church, as the national church; the legal position of such a church in relation to the state; hence, also, the religious body thus recognized by the state, and maintained and more or less supported as the state church: especially used of the Church of England and the Church of Scotland. See established church, under church.

n. The quota or number of men in an army, regiment, etc.: as, a peace establishment.

n. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

n. the act of forming or establishing something

n. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

n. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

n. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

n. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

n. any large organization

"In order to arrive at their various holdings that the government cannot become overly entangled in religion, the Courts had to write out the term establishment from the Establishment Clause to have it read "Congress shall make no law respecting...religion.""

proof    cogent evidence    natural process    action    activity   

establishment of the port   

anti-establishment    eating establishment   

settlement    confirmation   

disestablishment   

institution    development    settlement    affair    building