the establishment
noun
: the part of a particular group that has power or control
His novels were disliked by the literary establishment.
the medical establishment
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What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD—which took second in the recent election—but rather the establishment’s deadly open border immigration policies that the AfD opposes.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Herzl’s vision laid the groundwork for the establishment of the state of Israel.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
Members could change the bylaws during their August 2024 meeting, but the maneuver could put the DNC in the awkward spot akin to the 2016 election when the establishment backed Hillary Clinton over progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
In past years, Butterworth’s might’ve been a safe haven for a movement that still saw itself in opposition to the establishment.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Herzl’s vision laid the groundwork for the establishment of the state of Israel.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
Members could change the bylaws during their August 2024 meeting, but the maneuver could put the DNC in the awkward spot akin to the 2016 election when the establishment backed Hillary Clinton over progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
In past years, Butterworth’s might’ve been a safe haven for a movement that still saw itself in opposition to the establishment.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the establishment
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“The establishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20establishment. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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