name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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New-Zealand:/əˈstɛb.ləʃ.mənt/
Scotland:/ɪˈstab.lɪʃ.mənt/
Scotland:/ɪˈstab.lɪʃ.mʌnt/
India:/ɪˈsʈa(ː)b.lɪʃ.menʈ/
rhymes with (weak vowel distinction) -æblɪʃmənt
rhymes with (weak vowel merger) -æbləʃmənt
CMU ARPABET:IH0 S T AE1 B L IH0 SH M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Any particular establishment (ruling class) that is construed as the sole one within a given context (such as a specific country).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
By the late 1780s, it was clear that many French had had it with the Establishment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foundation
Antonyms: abolition
3
noun
Meaning 3
The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.
exposing the shabby parts of the establishment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foundation
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
It was clear that they viewed the British establishment as qualitatively different from the French establishment.
It's often necessary to question the establishment to get things done.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth2éh1yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin stabilīre Old French establir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French establissementbor. Middle English stablishment English establishment Inherited from Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (modern French établissement), from the verb establir. By surface analysis, establish + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
161 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَأْسِيس
(taʔsīs)
— the act of establishing
Asturian:
establecimientu
— the act of establishing
Bulgarian:
основа́ване
(osnovávane)
— the act of establishing
Catalan:
establiment
— the act of establishing
Chinese Mandarin:
建立
(jiànlì)
— the act of establishing
Chinese Mandarin:
設立 /设立
(shèlì)
— the act of establishing
Danish:
etablering
— the act of establishing
Danish:
oprettelse
— the act of establishing
Dutch:
oprichting
— the act of establishing
Esperanto:
estiĝo
— the act of establishing
Esperanto:
establiĝo
— the act of establishing
Esperanto:
establo
— the act of establishing
Finnish:
perustaminen
— the act of establishing
French:
établissement
— the act of establishing
Galician:
establecemento
— the act of establishing
German:
Gründung
— the act of establishing
German:
Errichtung
— the act of establishing
German:
Herstellung
— the act of establishing
German:
Erschaffung
— the act of establishing
Greek:
ίδρυση
(ídrysi)
— the act of establishing
Hebrew:
ייסוד \ יִסּוּד
(yisud)
— the act of establishing
Hindi:
स्थापना
(sthāpnā)
— the act of establishing
Hungarian:
létesítés
— the act of establishing
Hungarian:
alapítás
— the act of establishing
Hungarian:
megalapítás
— the act of establishing
Hungarian:
létrehozás
— the act of establishing
Hungarian:
létrehozatal
— the act of establishing
Irish:
bunaíocht
— the act of establishing
Italian:
istituzione
— the act of establishing
Japanese:
設立
(setsuritsu)
— the act of establishing
Japanese:
設置
(setchi)
— the act of establishing
Korean:
설립
(seollip)
— the act of establishing
Korean:
설치
(seolchi)
— the act of establishing
Central Kurdish:
پێکھێنان
(pêkhênan)
— the act of establishing
Malayalam:
സ്ഥാപനം
(sthāpanaṁ)
— the act of establishing
Polish:
założenie
— the act of establishing
Polish:
zakładanie
— the act of establishing
Polish:
ustanowienie
— the act of establishing
Polish:
ustanawianie
— the act of establishing
Portuguese:
estabelecimento
— the act of establishing
Portuguese:
fundação
— the act of establishing
Romanian:
stabilire
— the act of establishing
Romanian:
așezare
— the act of establishing
Romanian:
instalare
— the act of establishing
Romanian:
instituire
— the act of establishing
Russian:
основа́ние
(osnovánije)
— the act of establishing
Russian:
установле́ние
(ustanovlénije)
— the act of establishing
Scottish Gaelic:
stèidheachadh
— the act of establishing
Spanish:
establecimiento
— the act of establishing
Swahili:
uanzishwaji
— the act of establishing
Swedish:
etablerande
— the act of establishing
Swedish:
etablering
— the act of establishing
Ottoman Turkish:
قوروم
(kurum)
— the act of establishing
Ukrainian:
заснува́ння
(zasnuvánnja)
— the act of establishing
Ukrainian:
устано́влення
(ustanóvlennja)
— the act of establishing
Vietnamese:
sự thành lập
— the act of establishing
Arabic:
تَأْسِيس
(taʔsīs)
— the state of being established
Dutch:
oprichting
— the state of being established
Esperanto:
establado
— the state of being established
Finnish:
perustaminen
— the state of being established
French:
établissement
— the state of being established
Galician:
establecemento
— the state of being established
Greek:
ίδρυση
(ídrysi)
— the state of being established
Hebrew:
היווסד
(hivased)
— the state of being established
Hindi:
स्थापना
(sthāpnā)
— the state of being established
Irish:
bunaíocht
— the state of being established
Italian:
fondazione
— the state of being established
Italian:
creazione
— the state of being established
Japanese:
制度
(seido)
— the state of being established
Japanese:
施設
(shisetsu)
— the state of being established
Central Kurdish:
پێکھێنان
(pêkhênan)
— the state of being established
Portuguese:
estabelecimento
— the state of being established
Romanian:
stabiliment
— the state of being established
Romanian:
întreprindere
— the state of being established
Romanian:
așezământ
— the state of being established
Russian:
основа́ние
(osnovánije)
— the state of being established
Russian:
учрежде́ние
(učreždénije)
— the state of being established
Scottish Gaelic:
stèidheachadh
— the state of being established
Spanish:
establecimiento
— the state of being established
Swedish:
etablering
— the state of being established
Arabic:
مُؤَسَّسَة
(muʔassasa)
— that which is established
Asturian:
establecimientu
— that which is established
Bulgarian:
учрежде́ние
(učreždénie)
— that which is established
Catalan:
establiment
— that which is established
Chinese Mandarin:
機關 /机关
(jīguān)
— that which is established
Chinese Mandarin:
機構 /机构
(jīgòu)
— that which is established
Danish:
etablissement
— that which is established
Dutch:
vestiging
— that which is established
Dutch:
bestel
— that which is established
Esperanto:
establaĵo
— that which is established
Esperanto:
establo
— that which is established
Finnish:
yritys
— that which is established
French:
établissement
— that which is established
Galician:
establecemento
— that which is established
Greek:
ίδρυμα
(ídryma)
— that which is established
Greek:
καθεστώς
(kathestós)
— that which is established
Hebrew:
מוֹסָד
(mosád)
— that which is established
Hindi:
संस्थान
(sansthān)
— that which is established
Hindi:
संगठन
(saṅgṭhan)
— that which is established
Hindi:
प्रतिष्ठान
(pratiṣṭhān)
— that which is established
Hungarian:
létesítmény
— that which is established
Hungarian:
intézmény
— that which is established
Hungarian:
szervezet
— that which is established
Hungarian:
fióktelep
— that which is established
Irish:
bunaíocht
— that which is established
Italian:
insediamento
— that which is established
Italian:
instaurazione
— that which is established
Japanese:
機関
(kikan)
— that which is established
Korean:
기관
(gigwan)
— that which is established
Malayalam:
സ്ഥാപനം
(sthāpanaṁ)
— that which is established
Norwegian Bokmål:
etablissement
— that which is established
Norwegian Nynorsk:
etablissement
— that which is established
Portuguese:
estabelecimento
— that which is established
Romanian:
așezământ
— that which is established
Romanian:
instituție
— that which is established
Romanian:
întreprindere
— that which is established
Romanian:
colonie
— that which is established
Russian:
учрежде́ние
(učreždénije)
— that which is established
Russian:
заведе́ние
(zavedénije)
— that which is established
Scottish Gaelic:
stèidheachadh
— that which is established
Spanish:
establecimiento
— that which is established
Ukrainian:
устано́ва
(ustanóva)
— that which is established
Ukrainian:
за́клад
(základ)
— that which is established
Vietnamese:
tổ chức
— that which is established
Belarusian:
істэ́блішмент
(istéblišmjent)
— the ruling class or authority group
Catalan:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
Chinese Mandarin:
建制
(jiànzhì)
— the ruling class or authority group
Czech:
etablissement
— the ruling class or authority group
Danish:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
Dutch:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
Finnish:
valtaapitävät
— the ruling class or authority group
Finnish:
herrat
— the ruling class or authority group
Finnish:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
French:
système
— the ruling class or authority group
French:
classe dirigeante
— the ruling class or authority group
French:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
Georgian:
მმართველი წრე
(mmartveli c̣re)
— the ruling class or authority group
Georgian:
მმართველი კლასი
(mmartveli ḳlasi)
— the ruling class or authority group
Georgian:
ისტებლიშმენტი
(isṭeblišmenṭi)
— the ruling class or authority group
Greek:
κατεστημένο
(katestiméno)
— the ruling class or authority group
Hebrew:
מִמְסָד
(mimsád)
— the ruling class or authority group
Hungarian:
intézményes hatalom
— the ruling class or authority group
Hungarian:
politikai vezető réteg
— the ruling class or authority group
Italian:
classe dirigente
— the ruling class or authority group
Italian:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
Japanese:
既成勢力
(kisei seiryoku)
— the ruling class or authority group
Japanese:
支配階級
(shihai kaikyū)
— the ruling class or authority group
Japanese:
エスタブリッシュメント
(esutaburisshumento)
— the ruling class or authority group
Norwegian Bokmål:
etablissement
— the ruling class or authority group
Norwegian Nynorsk:
etablissement
— the ruling class or authority group
Polish:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
Portuguese:
situação
— the ruling class or authority group
Portuguese:
sistema
— the ruling class or authority group
Russian:
исте́блишмент
(istɛ́blišmɛnt)
— the ruling class or authority group
Russian:
истэ́блишмент
(istɛ́blišmɛnt)
— the ruling class or authority group
Serbo-Croatian:
establišment
— the ruling class or authority group
Serbo-Croatian:
vladajuća garnitura
— the ruling class or authority group
Spanish:
establishment
— the ruling class or authority group
Swedish:
etablissemang
— the ruling class or authority group
Ukrainian:
істе́блішмент
(istéblišment)
— the ruling class or authority group
Italian:
organico
— staff required to run a department or organisation