The Establishment
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title:
The Establishment
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In sociology and in political science, the term The Establishment describes the dominant social group, the elite who control a polity, an organization, or an institution. In the praxis of wealth and power, the Establishment usually is a self-selecting, closed elite entrenched within specific institutions — hence, a relatively small social class can exercise all socio-political control. In 1955, the journalist Henry Fairlie popularized the contemporary usage of the term The Establishment to denot
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Visible dominant group that holds power or authority in a nation or organization
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Establishment
date created:
2004-07-10T21:49:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T11:00:45Z
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