es ‧ tab ‧ lished AC /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ establish ; noun : ↑ establishment ; adjective : ↑ established ]
1 . already in use or existing for a long period of time:
Competition from established businesses can be formidable.
well-established teaching methods
By 1969 the civil rights movement was already an established fact.
Every once in a while, the established order (=people who rule) is overthrown.
2 . known to do a particular job well, because you have done it for a long time:
an established professor of French literature
3 . established church/religion especially British English the official church or religion in a particular country
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
▪ well-established (=existing for a long time and respected or trusted by people)
McCarthy is a well-established and successful author.
▪ newly established (=established very recently)
He is a partner in the newly established company.
■ nouns
▪ an established fact (=a piece of information that has been tested and shown to be true)
It is an established fact that 1 in 10 undergraduates leave university in their first year.
▪ an established institution (=an official organization that has existed for a long time)
The incoming prime minister was critical of many established government institutions.
▪ established practice (=a particular way of doing something, that is accepted as the best way)
Not allowing patients to eat before surgery is established practice.
▪ the established order (=the people and organizations that have power)
The revolutionaries posed a serious threat to the established order.