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The EstablishmentThe Establishment The Establishment Visible dominant group that holds power or authority in a nation or organization This article is about the concept of a dominant group. For other uses, see Establishment (disambiguation). 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.[1] In 1955, the journalist Henry Fairlie popularized the contemporary usage of the term The Establishment to denote the network of socially prominent and politically important people: By the 'Establishment' I… (Source: Wikipedia)
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