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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The ascent of Anura Kumara Dissanayake marks a break with the past and from the establishment parties and politicians blamed for taking the country to the brink of economic collapse in 2022.
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Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
While the establishment field was focused on cutting each other off at the knees, the political outsider chipped away at their staid reputations with shots at Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) height and belittling then-frontrunner Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Sep. 2024
Boot sides with the establishment and so likes the pliable Reagan best.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The people of the Middle East are urgently in need of ending the fighting and beginning the peace process, which must lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state and reaching a peace treaty and other agreements between all Arab states including Palestine and Israel.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
While the establishment field was focused on cutting each other off at the knees, the political outsider chipped away at their staid reputations with shots at Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) height and belittling then-frontrunner Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Sep. 2024
Boot sides with the establishment and so likes the pliable Reagan best.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The people of the Middle East are urgently in need of ending the fighting and beginning the peace process, which must lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state and reaching a peace treaty and other agreements between all Arab states including Palestine and Israel.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
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“The establishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20establishment. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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