nonestablishment

noun

Absence of establishment; absence of established status.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounnonestablishment (uncountable)
  1. attributiveoftenuncountableAbsence of establishment; absence of established status.

    And Washington also admitted to the inner circles, says developer Robert Wislow, many nonestablishment, previously excluded businesspeople.

    1988 November 25, David Moberg, “One Year Without Washington”, in Chicago Reader

    Antonyms: establishment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbsence of establishment; absence of established status.

Origin

By surface analysis, non- + establishment, or, by surface analysis, non- + establish + -ment.

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APA

nonestablishment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonestablishment

MLA

“nonestablishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonestablishment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonestablishment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonestablishment.

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