establishment.

1. The act of setting something up or bringing it into recognized existence.

2. A business, institution, or place with a defined activity.

3. The people and institutions that hold recognized authority in a society or field.

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Words that belong together

• establishment of a framework
• establishment of a service

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The establishment of a common framework improved coordination.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.