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noun the act of forming or establishing something
noun an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
originFrom Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (Modern French établissement), from the verb establir. Equivalent to establish + -ment.
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