noun
- The act of forming or establishing something.
- usage: "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
- synonyms: constitution, formation, organization, organisation
- An organization founded and united for a specific purpose.
- synonyms: institution
- The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: administration, governance, governing body, brass, organization, organisation
- A public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence.
- Any large organization.
- Ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat.
- synonyms: ecesis
- The cognitive process of establishing a valid proof.
- synonyms: validation
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