establishment

英 [ɪ'stæblɪʃm(ə)nt; e-] 美[ɪ'stæblɪʃmənt]

• n. 确立，制定；公司；设施

1. the act of forming something;

"the constitution of a PTA group last year"

"it was the establishment of his reputation"

"he still remembers the organization of the club"

2. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

3. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

"he claims that the present administration is corrupt"

"the governance of an association is responsible to its members"

"he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

4. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

5. any large organization

6. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

7. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof