different between confirmation vs establishment

English

Etymology

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin c?nfirm?ti?, noun of process from c?nfirm?tus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of c?nfirm?re, from con- (“with”) + firm?re (“to firm or strengthen”)Morphologically confirm +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f???me?.??n/, [?k???.f??me?.?n?]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f??me?.??n/, [?k???.f??me?.?n?]
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation US: con?fir?ma?tion, UK: con?firm?a?tion

Noun

confirmation (countable and uncountable, plural confirmations)

1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

   We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.

2. A verification that something is true or has happened.

   The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.

3. A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

Related terms

• confirm
• confirmational
• confirmation bias

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French confirmacion, from Latin c?nfirm?ti?

Pronunciation

Noun

confirmation f (plural confirmations)

1. confirmation (all senses)

Interlingua

Noun

confirmation (plural confirmationes)

1. confirmation, verification

English

Etymology

From Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (Modern French établissement), from the verb establir. Equivalent to establish +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??stæbl??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: estab?lish?ment

Noun

establishment (countable and uncountable, plural establishments)

1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
   • 1787, Article Seven of the United States Constitution

     The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

2. The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.

3. 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.

4. (usually with "the") The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Also Establishment.

5. The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).

Synonyms

• (act of establishing):, (that which is established): foundation

Antonyms

• (act of establishing): abolition

Derived terms

• anti-establishment
• eating establishment
• re-establishment, reestablishment
• war establishment

Translations

See also

• antidisestablishmentarianism
• powers that be

Descendants

• ? Polish: establishment

Catalan

Etymology

From English establishment.

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA^(key): /?s?tabli?m?n/

Noun

establishment m (plural establishments)

1. establishment

Further reading

• “establishment” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “establishment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

References

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

Noun

establishment

1. (sometimes derogatory) (the) establishment
   • 2017, Jens-Martin Eriksen, Frederik Stjernfelt, Adskillelsens politik, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN

     Forestillingen om klasse frem for religion er også farlig for establishmentet her i landet, den ville kunne få hele det politiske system til at bryde sammen, hvis de fattige malajer, muslimerne, ville indse, at de har mere til fælles med de fattige ...

   • 2015, Jan Guillou, Den demokratiske terrorist, Modtryk ?ISBN

     Marxistleninisterne eksisterede næsten ikke mere, de fleste gamle kammerater var blevet en del af establishmentet, og den antiimperialistiske bevægelse var stort set gået i sig selv igen.

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?t?.bl??.m?nt/, /?s?t?.bl?s.m?nt/
• Hyphenation: es?ta?blish?ment

Noun

establishment n (plural establishments, diminutive establishmentje n)

1. establishment, elite (ruling authority or class)

Related terms

• etablissement

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?est?blisment?i/, [?e?s?t??b?lis?me?n?t??i]

Noun

establishment

1. (informal) establishment (ruling class)

Declension

Synonyms

• eliitti
• valtaapitävät
• yläluokka

French

Etymology

From English establishment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s.ta.bli?.m??/

Proper noun

establishment m

1. establishment (ruling authority)

Related terms

• établissement

Polish

Etymology

From English establishment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.stab?l?i?.m?nt/

Noun

establishment m inan

1. (derogatory, politics) the establishment (the ruling class or authority group)

Declension

Further reading

• establishment in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• establishment in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment.

Proper noun

establishment m

1. establishment (ruling authority)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English establishment. Doublet of establecimiento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /establi?e?ment/, [es.t?a.??li.?e?m?n?t?]

Proper noun

establishment m

1. establishment (ruling authority)

Further reading

• “establishment” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.