system
- noun
- /ˈsɪstəm/
- This is the system we created before you got here.
- a school system
- a political system
- an educational system
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Watch on YouTubeit 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
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A group of machines and tools used together by the military to attack or defend
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 network of machines and wires that make and send electricity to homes and businesses
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A group of devices that automatically steer a vehicle like a rocket or plane
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A set of parts that remove heat to keep a machine or building cool
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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 weapons and radar that find and stop enemy missiles before they hit
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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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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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A set of tools and rules that help people in a company collect, store, and share records
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The way a country supplies and manages money and how people measure its value
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A set of pipes and small nozzles that automatically spray water to put out fires
The central bank of the United States that controls money and checks banks
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A system that detects threats early, like missiles or storms, and sends alerts so people can act
A way of arranging and storing paper documents or computer data so you can find them
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Parts of the body that take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide when you breathe
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A set of computers and networks that store, send, and manage an organization's information
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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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Organs and blood vessels, including the heart, that move blood and a clear fluid called lymph around the body
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A set of tools that shows a ship's or plane's position and direction on a map
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A system that uses satellites to find the exact position of a device on Earth
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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.