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establishment
has definitions from the field of ecology
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[ noun ] the act of forming something
Synonyms Examples "the constitution of a PTA group last year" "it was the establishment of his reputation" "he still remembers the organization of the club" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Fulton legislators `` work with city officials to pass enabling_legislation that will permit the establishment of a fair and equitable '' pension plan for city employes . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Senators unanimously approved Thursday the bill of Sen._George_Parkhouse of Dallas authorizing establishment of day_schools for the deaf in Dallas and the four other largest counties . Without dissent , senators passed a bill by Sen._A._R._Schwartz of Galveston authorizing establishment in the future of a school for the mentally_retarded in the Gulf_Coast district . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The program had been arranged to permit the establishment of a mood of intense concentration on the music . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)Some of those who question the value of BW have assumed that the only potential would be in the establishment of epidemics . |
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[ noun ] an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Synonyms Used in print ("Editorials"...)The official military establishment can only threaten to use its nuclear arms ; it cannot bring them into actual play . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)SBA loans , which may be made to small manufacturers , small business pools , wholesalers , retailers , service establishments and other small businesses ( when financing is not otherwise available to them on reasonable terms ) , are to finance business construction , conversion , or expansion ; the purchase of equipment , facilities , machinery , supplies , or materials ; or to supply working_capital . |
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[ noun ] the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a governing body and who administer something
Examples "he claims that the present administration is corrupt" "the governance of an association is responsible to its members" Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)You may have misgivings about certain aspects of our military establishment - I certainly do - but you know any comparison of over-all American strength with over-all Soviet strength finds the United_States not_only superior , but so superior both in present weapons and in the development of new ones that our advantage promises to be a permanent feature of U._S. - Soviet relations for the foreseeable future . (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)The action of the Commission in allowing or denying any claim under this title shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact and not subject_to review by the Secretary_of_State or any other official , department , agency , or establishment of the United_States or by any court by mandamus or otherwise . Such certification shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to review by any other official or department , agency , or establishment of the United_States . |
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[ noun ] a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)He sucked_in his breath and kept quiet while Killpath laid down the sheet again , wound the gold wire stems of his glasses around his ears and_then , eying the report as it lay before him on the desk , intoned , `` Acting_Lieutenant_Gunnar_Matson one failed to see that the station_keeper was properly relieved two absented himself throughout the entire watch without checking on the station 's activities or the whereabouts of his section sergeants three permitted members of the Homicide_Detail of the Inspector's_Bureau to arrogate for their own convenience a patrolman who was thereby prevented from carrying_on his proper assignment four failed to notify the station commander Acting_Captain_O._T._Killpath of a homicide occurring in the district five frequented extralegal establishments known_as after-hours spots for purposes of an unofficial and purportedly social nature and six '' - he leaned_back and peeled_off his glasses `` - failed to co-operate with the Acting_Captain by returning promptly when so ordered . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)The Palace was an elaborate establishment , built practically on stilts in_front , with long flights of wooden steps running up to the porch . |
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[ noun ] any large organization
Used in print (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)When the proprietor dies , the establishment should become a corporation until it is either acquired by another proprietor or the government decides to drop it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
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[ noun ] the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
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