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There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.
A. J. P. Taylor

Meaning of "the Establishment" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES THE ESTABLISHMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Establishment

The Establishment is a term used to refer to a visible dominant group or elite that holds power or authority in a nation or organization. The term suggests a closed social group which selects its own members. The term can be used to describe specific entrenched elite structures in specific institutions, but is usually informal in application and is more likely used by the media than by scholars.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE ESTABLISHMENT

the Early Renaissance
the Earthshaker
the east
the East End
the East Indies
the Ediacaran
the electric chair
the Empire
the end
the end of the road
the English
the Enlightenment
the Eocene
the Eternal City
the ether
the Everglades
the evil eye
the Evil One
the Exile
the Exodus

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE ESTABLISHMENT

accomplishment
advertisement
astonishment
attachment
capital punishment
catchment
detachment
embellishment
encroachment
enrichment
establishment
impeachment
nourishment
parchment
punishment
ravishment
refreshment
refurbishment
replenishment
retrenchment
writ of attachment

Synonyms and antonyms of the Establishment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THE ESTABLISHMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «the Establishment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of the Establishment

Translation of «the Establishment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT

Find out the translation of the Establishment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Establishment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Establishment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

建立
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el Establecimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

the Establishment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्थापना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المؤسسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Создание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o Estabelecimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংস্থাপনটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´établissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertubuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Gründung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

設立
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설립
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Establishment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

việc thành lập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறுவுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आस्थापना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuruluş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´istituzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ustanowienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

створення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stabilirea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η Ίδρυση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Stigting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upprättandet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opprettelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Establishment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE ESTABLISHMENT»

The term «the Establishment» is very widely used and occupies the 13.873 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE ESTABLISHMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the Establishment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the Establishment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Establishment

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4 QUOTES WITH «THE ESTABLISHMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Establishment.
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Heather Brooke
The way the Establishment deals with people like me is to ignore them. When you become unignorable, they will try to smear you, and that's what I feared for a long time. Now I have somehow vaulted into this space where it's difficult for someone to smear me because it would look as though they were being vindictive and spiteful.
2
Hugh Masekela
I've always stood on one fact - that all over the world, there are only two things, the Establishment and the poor people. The poor people are a massive majority and across the world they are exploited in different kinds of ways. the Establishment depends on exploiting raw materials and the poor.
3
George McGovern
The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.
4
A. J. P. Taylor
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE ESTABLISHMENT»

Discover the use of the Establishment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Establishment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China
Examines the Han empire from political, geographical, material, and cultural perspectives.
Grant Hardy, Anne Behnke Kinney, 2005
2
The Establishment of Communist Rule in Poland, 1943-1948
Index. Bibliography: p.489-498.
Krystyna Kersten, 1991
3
H.V. Evatt and the Establishment of Israel: The Undercover ...
This book, which uses a variety of primary sources from Australia, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States, provides a valuable study of Evatt the Zionist, as well as illuminating a fascinating political figure.
Daniel Mandel, 2004
4
The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment
Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment
Leonard Williams Levy, 1994
5
Henry IV: The Establishment of the Regime, 1399-1406
The crucial first years of Henry IV's reign examined, to discover how he met and overcame the challenges created by his usurpation of the throne.
Gwilym Dodd, Douglas Biggs, 2003
6
The Establishment
The third book in Howard Fast's epic family saga, The Establishment follows the Lavette family as they attempt to persevere in a nation consumed with fear during the tumultuous period following World War II. Praise for The Immigrants series ...
Howard Fast, 2010
7
The Establishment of Science in America: 150 Years of the ...
" "The Establishment of Science in America traces the evolution of the role of scientists in American society, public attitudes toward science, and the changing dimensions of the sponsorship of science and its participants.
Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, Michael Mark Sokal, Bruce V. Lewenstein, 1999
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The Establishment of Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe, ...
The collaborative effort of scholars from Russia and the United States, this book reevaluates the history of postwar Eastern Europe from 1944 to 1949, incorporating information gleaned from newly opened archives in Eastern Europe.
Norman M. Naimark, Leonid Gibianskii, 1997
9
London Higher: The Establishment of Higher Education in London
This volume of historical essays explores the full ramifications of the beginnings and development of the various branches of higher education in the area of London.
Roderick Floud, Sean Glynn, 1998
10
Stalinism Revisited: The Establishment of Communist Regimes ...
Deals with the period of takeover and of 'high Stalinism' in Eastern Europe (1945-1955).
Vladimir Tismaneanu, 2009

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE ESTABLISHMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Establishment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lowell Goddard assures MPs she has no establishment links ahead …
The New Zealand high court judge who is to chair the independent inquiry into child sex abuse has said she has no links to the establishment, telling MPs: “We ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
2
Ted Cruz blisters Obama, GOP establishment at South Carolina tea …
To Republicans who say such moves are too sweeping, Cruz again invoked Reagan, framing him as a bedrock conservative who battled the establishment of ... «Dallas Morning News, Jan 15»
3
Our Establishment is running scared about historic sex abuse
It was useless for Mrs Woolf, who knocked over a glass of water in her anxiety, to protest “I am not a member of the Establishment”. Her explanation for the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
4
Charles Pierce: The Tea Party, Minus Its 'Raving Loon' Nominees, Is …
The "establishment" adopts uniformly extremist policies that would have been ... contrary to the MSM narrative that the establishment GOP is routing the Tea ... «NewsBusters, May 14»
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Michael Gerson: The Republican establishment is fighting back
In the North Carolina Senate primary, the establishment winner, Thom Tillis, was the American Legislative Exchange Council's 2011 legislator of the year and ... «Washington Post, May 14»
6
In the GOP's Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning
Normally, the establishment wins. Looking ahead to 2016, they should be able to incorporate—or perhaps co-opt is a better word—the Tea Party and move on. «The Nation., Feb 14»
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Newt Gingrich: GOP establishment "mired in stupidity"
"The Republican establishment is just plain wrong about how it approaches politics," Gingrich said. "We have to disenthrall ourselves of the establishment's ... «CBS News, Mar 13»

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