Other Abbreviations
EC | Established Church
The Church Of England is the Established Church (EC). The existing laws recognize it as the official church of Great Britain.
EPF | Established Programs Financing
Canadian citizens can now benefit from Established Programs Financing (EPF) to improve their health care.
What Does Established Mean?
The word established can be used to refer to any set of norms, rules, or systems put in place for a long-term basis. According to Merriam Webster, the word can also mean “accepted and recognized,” or “officially recognized.”
Governments, companies, or religious groups may establish rules or laws; they may also establish institutions.
For example:
The state legislature established a number of regulations to prevent false advertising.
The word established can be used as an adjective to describe a behavior that has existed for a long time and has become recognized as a norm or a practice.
For example:
The organization had an established culture of charitable giving.
The word established can also be used as a verb, to mean that something has been proven.
For example:
The plumber established that there was a problem with the main pipe when he found water flooding into the kitchen.
Sometimes, to establish means to originate or introduce something.
For example:
The famous bakery was established in the late 1990’s.
Americans established independence from Britain in 1776, when they published The Declaration of Independence.
According to Wiktionary, the word establish originates from the Old French word stem establiss, which came from the Latin stabilis, meaning “firm, stable, or steady.”
According to Lexico.com, the word established is an adjective, meaning “having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.”
For example:
She scheduled the followup appointment according to the established holiday calendar.
The fertilizer is applied to all established food crops in the spring.
Synonyms for Established
According to Thesaurus.com, the word established has a variety of related words which can be used as substitutes in a sentence.
Examples of such words are:
- entrenched
- settled
- traditional
- well-established
- fixed
- ingrained
- rooted
- secure
- set
- stable
- vested
- deep-rooted
- permanent
- unshakable
Examples of the Word in Context
“…Because it refused to recognize Texas, Mexico continued to officially view the boundaries established by the Transcontinental (Adams-Onís) Treaty of 1819…”
—Encyclopedia Britannica
“The Constitution of the United States established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.”
—History.com
Sources:
- https://www.britannica.com/story/how-the-border-between-the-united-states-and-mexico-was-established
- https://writingexplained.org/english-abbreviations/established
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/establish
- https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/constitution
- https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/established
- https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/established
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