establishment

Universal Words noun 1 [C] (formal) an organization, a large institution or a hotel: an educational establishment * a research establishment * The hotel is a comfortable and well-run establishment. 2 (usually the Establishment) [sing.+sing./pl.v.] (often disapproving) the people in a society or a profession who have influence and power and who usually do not support change: the medical / military / political establishment * young people rebelling against the Establishment * orthodox Establishment views 3 [U] the act of starting or creating sth that is meant to last for a long time: The speaker announced the establishment of a new college. * the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries