Feb 10, 2010 13:39
14 yrs ago
English term
We are independent of this establishment
English
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Law (general)
What does "We are independent of this establishment" exactly mean here?
"This advocacy service is a UK-wide charity working with children and young people. We are here to make sure your voice is heard. We are independent of this establishment"
"This advocacy service is a UK-wide charity working with children and young people. We are here to make sure your voice is heard. We are independent of this establishment"
Responses
+4
8 mins
Selected
we are not connected with the organisation mentioned earlier
the "establishment" being some group, body, organisation, etc. that must have been mentioned just before. The advocacy service is provided independently of it.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Julie Waddington
15 mins
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agree |
Sébastien GUITTENY
36 mins
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agree |
Michael Lyman
4 hrs
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agree |
Maurite Fober
: yes; probably part of a larger info document e.g. I've seen this sort of thing on a hospital brochure given to pregnant women listing family planning & post-natal depression services not connected to the hospital itself.
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
16 mins
We are independent of the UK Government
"The establishment" may be used in the UK to mean the political-administrative class in general. By saying "This establishment", it might be taken to refer to the current government of the UK (But it it is independent of THIS establishment in that sense, why would it not be equally independent of any other?)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Noemí Victoria Contartese
17 mins
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Thank you.
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neutral |
Oliver Lawrence
: if it had said "The establishment" I might agree, although it would be a somewhat figurative use for this context, but "this establishment" IMHO is unlikely to refer to the government. It's still a bit of a mystery, though ...:)
1 hr
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Yes, it is indeed still a mystery, that's why I gave it such a low confidence level.
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10 hrs
we are independent of this firm/company
Perhaps referring to the name of the company where a presentaion or speech was made (?)
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