Thesaurus: establishment

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1. n. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
2. n. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state.
3. n. That which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of England. (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization. (c) 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; as, to keep up a large establishment; a manufacturing establishment.
4. n. the act of forming or establishing something
5. n. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
6. n. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
7. n. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
8. n. any large organization
9. n. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
10. n. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
11. 1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. 2. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state. 3. That which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of England. (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization. (c) 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; as, to keep up a large establishment; a manufacturing establishment. Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment. W. Irving. Establishment of the port (Hydrography), a datum on which the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by observation, viz., the interval between the moon's passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port, on the days of new and full moon.
12. n:100 n. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence n. any large organization n. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat n. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof