establishment
English Thesaurus
1. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
hyponym | : | federation, |
definition | : | the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs (noun.act) |
2. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | academy, |
definition | : | a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | institution, |
definition | : | an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | perfumery, |
definition | : | an establishment where perfumes are made (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | phrontistery, |
definition | : | an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | business establishment, place of business, |
definition | : | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | poorhouse, |
definition | : | an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | school system, |
definition | : | establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | university, |
definition | : | establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching (noun.artifact) |
3. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | cogent evidence, proof, |
definition | : | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something (noun.cognition) |
4. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose (noun.group)
hyponym | : | medical institution, |
definition | : | an institution created for the practice of medicine (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | issuer, |
definition | : | an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.) (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | charity, |
definition | : | an institution set up to provide help to the needy (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | company, |
definition | : | an institution created to conduct business (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | vicariate, vicarship, |
definition | : | the religious institution under the authority of a vicar (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | academy, honorary society, |
definition | : | an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature (noun.group) |
5. any large organization (noun.group)
6. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
hypernym | : | body, |
definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | curia, |
definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | top brass, |
definition | : | the most important persons in a governing body (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | executive, |
definition | : | persons who administer the law (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | bench, judiciary, |
definition | : | persons who administer justice (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | county council, |
definition | : | the elected governing body of a county (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | management, |
definition | : | those in charge of running a business (noun.group) |
part meronym | : | authorities, government, regime, |
definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
7. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat (noun.process)
8. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
derivation | : | organise, organize, |
definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
9. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | validate, |
definition | : | prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition) |
10. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose (noun.group)
derivation | : | institutional, |
definition | : | organized as or forming an institution (adj.all) |
derivation | : | institutional, |
definition | : | relating to or constituting or involving an institution (adj.pert) |
11. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
derivation | : | organise, organize, |
definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
12. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
derivation | : | organise, organize, |
definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
13. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | validate, |
definition | : | prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition) |
14. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose (noun.group)
derivation | : | institutional, |
definition | : | organized as or forming an institution (adj.all) |
derivation | : | institutional, |
definition | : | relating to or constituting or involving an institution (adj.pert) |
15. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
derivation | : | organise, organize, |
definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
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