He accepted a boring job and became a member of 'the Establishment'.
His novels were disliked by 'the' literary 'establishment'.
the 'establishment' of a business/school/church/settlement
(..) very handsome as well. - I'm sorry about the locale. - No, you're not. It felt like the safest place. Not for your clientele, clearly. It was an establishment like no other. The sheer range of appetites catered to. Desires that didn't even exist until we invented them. (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Gift Season: 5 Episode 7