Establishment can mean the act of establishing (permanently setting up) something, as well as that which has been established, by such an act or otherwise.
In particular, establishment or The Establishment may refer to:
- Establishment (church) An established church is a church officially sanctioned and supported by the government of a country, e.g. the Church of England and the Church of Scotland in the United Kingdom. Such a sanction is discouraged in some countries, such as the United States, where this is covered by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, the official sanction and support of a church by a nation's government
- Establishment Clause of the First Amendment The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment refers to the first of several pronouncements in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". Together with the Free Exercise Clause , these two clauses make up what are commonly known as the " of the United States Constitution
- Establishment of religion A state religion is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state. Practically, a state without a state religion is called a secular state. The term state church is associated with Christianity, and is sometimes used to denote a specific national branch of Christianity. Closely related to state churches are what sociologists call, the investment of political or social power in a particular state of faith
- Establishment (Pakistan) a term referring to Pakistan's dominant military-civil oligarchy
- Right of Establishment In European Union law, the Four Freedoms is a common term for a set of treaty provisions, secondary legislation and court decisions, protecting the ability of goods, capital, services, people and labour to move freely within the internal market of the European Union. More precisely, they are:, the right of EU nationals to establish themselves economically in any member state
- The Establishment The Establishment is a term used to refer to the traditional ruling class elite and the structures of society that they control. The term can be used to describe specific entrenched elite structures in specific institutions, but is usually informal in application. For example, candidates for political office are often said to have to impress the &, the dominant group or elite holding the effective power or authority in an organization, society, or field of endeavour, in particular when viewed as being opposed to change
- The Establishment (club) The Establishment was a London nightclub which opened in October 1961, at 18 Greek Street, Soho and was famous in retrospect for satire although actually more notable at the time for jazz and other events. It was founded by Peter Cook and Nicholas Luard, both of whom were also important in the history of the magazine Private Eye. The name ", the English satire club founded in the early 1960s by Peter Cook
- The Establishment (comic book), the comic book produced by Wildstorm comics in 2001-2003 featuring a British team of superheroes
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