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establishmentestablishment /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun ► the medical/legal/military etc. establishment (=the people who control the medical, legal, etc. system) THESAURUSbusiness► company an organization that makes or sells goods or services: What company do you work for? It’s against company policy to reimburse expenses without a receipt. ► firm a company that usually provides a service rather than producing goods: Donna works for a major law firm. ► business a company that often employs only a small number of people: She set up her own catering business. ► establishment a business, especially a small store, a restaurant, etc. Used especially in writing. ► enterprise formal a company. Used especially in newspapers: The company began as a small family enterprise, but now employs thousands of people. ► corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies: Microsoft is one of the biggest corporations in the world. ► subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company: Arthur works for a subsidiary of a large drug company. ► multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries: Toyota is a major multinational headquartered in Japan. ► conglomerate a large business organization consisting of several different and unrelated companies: Small farmers cannot compete with the large agriculture and food processing conglomerates. 1[countable] formal a business, store, institution, etc.: small retail establishments► see thesaurus at company2the establishment the organizations and people in a society who have a lot of power and influence, and are often opposed to change and new ideas: the medical/legal/military etc. establishment (=the people who control the medical, legal, etc. system)3[uncountable] the act of establishing an organization, relationship, system, etc.: establishment of the establishment of NATO in 1949 |