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establishment

noun as in organization; creation

noun as in power structure in society

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But that despicable person was either tolerated or embraced by the political establishment, which never imagined that an untested young person who threatened their interests in so many fundamental ways could possibly win.

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As a former executive director of the Democratic National Committee, Gaspard has acted as a bridge between Mamdani and the party’s political establishment.

Cummings and countless others to a resistant cultural establishment.

At the end of June 2025, there were a total of 36,627 people working in prison service establishments across England and Wales.

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Bank of America’s research has found that restaurant chains are faring worse than independent dining establishments.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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