system
- noun
- /ˈsɪstəm/
- This is the system we created before you got here.
- a school system
- a political system
- an educational system
it it seems to me that the system was set up so well
- it it seems to me that the system was set up so well
- But if you are in this system, then it's so normal.
- When you're trapped in that system, you can't leave.
- So each they've set up a competitive system for towns.
- How do you enforce such a rigid class system You?
- We might call it a larger system in which they're selfish.
- By a order I mean a system, how the system works.
- And that is that the system can't, it can't go on.
- And it's much better than previous systems because it doesn't.
- So, so you know, even with the system, big changes coming.
Examples
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The reason you in front of me right now is because the system failed you.
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The management implemented a new system to streamline communication within the team.
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But they knew they had to change the system, not their clothes.
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But the worst thing about the system of capital is this.
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I taught you everything I know about the system.
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I think that whole system is now ripe for disruption.
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We want to change the system that produced Dyer.
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At the heart of Cravath's model was a new system for hiring and developing talent.
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A ration system will be established to buy more time to find a solution to the deepening food crisis.
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To improve efficiency, they adopted a different system for tracking project progress.
Synonyms
How parts are arranged in a system like a society or text
The way things are placed or organized in a place
Arranging people or things in a neat, planned order
How things are arranged or planned so they work together
A set of ideas that guides how people act or how things work
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A network of nerves that sends messages between the brain and body to control movement and feeling
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A group of computers and software that work together to store and use data
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Weapons and other equipment used to protect a country or area from attack
A group of devices that warns you automatically about danger like fire or a break-in
The way a country organizes how it makes, shares, and uses goods and services
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A network of vehicles and routes that moves people or goods
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A way to send and receive information between people or machines
A group of parts that supply and carry electricity in a building, car, or area
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A set of parts that remove heat to keep a machine or building cool
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A set of weapons and radar that find and stop enemy missiles before they hit
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A group of devices that automatically steer a vehicle like a rocket or plane
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A network of machines and wires that make and send electricity to homes and businesses
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The parts of the body that break down food and take in nutrients
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A system of underground pipes that carries dirty water from homes and streets
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The way a country supplies and manages money and how people measure its value
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A group of fans and ducts that brings fresh air into a building and removes stale air
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A group of cameras and devices that watch people or places for safety
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Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
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A set of tools and rules that help people in a company collect, store, and share records
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A group of machines and tools used together by the military to attack or defend
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A computer setup that makes and stores copies of files to get them back after loss
The central bank of the United States that controls money and checks banks
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A set of pipes and small nozzles that automatically spray water to put out fires
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Parts of the body that take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide when you breathe
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A system that detects threats early, like missiles or storms, and sends alerts so people can act
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Organs and blood vessels, including the heart, that move blood and a clear fluid called lymph around the body
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A system of laws that gives inventors the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a time
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A system that uses satellites to find the exact position of a device on Earth
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All the parts under the ground of a plant that hold it in soil and take water
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A person who manages and keeps a computer network working in a company or school
A way of arranging and storing paper documents or computer data so you can find them
How Organized
Surface Forms
Etymology
System comes from an old Greek word systēma, built from syn- 'together' and a word meaning 'to put'. So a system is like a set of things 'put together' in an organized way, which helps explain its meaning as a method or plan.