non-establishment
adjective[before noun]
(alsononestablishment)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/notpartoftheestablishment(= theimportantandpowerfulpeoplewhocontrolacountryor anorganization,especiallythose whosupporttheexistingsituation):
The non-establishmentcandidatesfor theleadershiparetopof thepolls.
Abalancemust bestruckso that nonestablishmentscienceideasare given apublicouting.
- Thepoetis from a non-establishmentbackground.
- Despite anancientlineagethat goes backcenturies, she has a non-establishmentprofile.
- Thepeerreviewprocessdrawson theopinionsof thosefavouredin theresearchfundinggame,thusexcludingthose with non-establishmentviews.
Powerful people & dictators
- anti-establishment
- authoritarian
- autocrat
- autocratic
- big beast
- dictatorial
- establishment
- figurehead
- grey eminence
- heavy hitteridiom
- kleptocrat
- oppressor
- plutocrat
- potentate
- power broker
- puissance
- tyrant
- voiceless
- warlord
- éminence grise