Establishment vs Setting - What's the difference?
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The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
(slang) The establishment : the ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Sometimes capitalized: the Establishment.
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The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
The act of setting.
A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
Hunting with a setter.
Something set in, or inserted.
* Bible, Exodus xxviii. 17
A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
*Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem
*Bach's setting of the Magnificat
As nouns the difference between establishment and setting
is that establishment is the act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation while setting is the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.As a verb setting is
.As an adjective setting is
that disappears below the horizon.establishment
English
Noun
(en noun)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}
Derived terms
* anti-establishment * eating establishmentSynonyms
* (act of establishing) foundationAntonyms
* (act of establishing) abolitionsetting
English
(wikipedia setting)Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- the setting of the sun
- the setting , or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
- the volume setting on a television
- Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.