establishment/əˋstæblIʃmənt; IˈstæblIʃmənt/n 1 [C] formal an institution, organization, or business【正式】机构﹔组织﹔企业: a research establishment 一家研究机构2 the Establishment the people in a society or profession who have a lot of power and do not like new ideas〔反对变革的〕当权派﹐权势集团: a scandal that shocked the Establishment 震惊当权派的一个丑闻the medical/military/religious etc establishment 医学界/军界/宗教界等的当权派3 [U] when someone starts an organization, relationship, or system 建立﹔设立: +of the establishment of NATO 北约的建立