establishment, war-tested, redraw lines / the U.K. political map, realignment of British politics.

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establishment

• [istǽbliʃmənt]

[名]

1 [U]設立, 創設, 確立, 制定；立証

the establishment of a new university
新しい大学の設置

establishment of diplomatic relations
外交関係の樹立.

2 ((形式))設立［確立, 立証］されたもの；制度, 秩序；((the 〜))((集合的))((単数・複数扱い))…界, 体制, （学校・病院などの）社会的機関, 公共施設

an educational establishment
教育機関

a financial establishment
金融機関

the military establishment
軍事体制, 軍部

the medical establishment
医学界.

3 ((the E-))((集合的))((単数・複数扱い))（既成の）権力機構, 体制；エスタブリッシュメント, 体制派, 支配者層. ▼しばしば侮辱的に用いる

The Establishment usually resists new ideas.
体制側は新しい考えにいつも抵抗する.

4 （家具・土地・使用人などを含む）住居, 家, 世帯.

5 （従業員・商品・設備などを含む）事業所, 店舗, 食堂, ホテル.

6 [U]（官庁・会社・軍隊の）常備編制, 常置人員

the peace ［the war］ establishment
平時［戦時］編制.

7 ((the 〜))国教会；（特に）英国国教会, スコットランド長老派教会；[U]（教会を）国教会にすること.