establishment

noun

1. 1

   the act of forming or establishing something

   the constitution of a PTA group last year

   it was the establishment of his reputation

2. 2

   a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

3. 3

   the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

4. 4

   an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

5. 5

   any large organization

6. 6

   the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

   he claims that the present administration is corrupt

   the governance of an association is responsible to its members

7. 7

   (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat