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Phrases containing system, including its inflections. Clear word filter
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Adjective + noun(13)
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educational system
the organised network of schools and institutions providing education in a country
legal system
the body of law and the courts that enforce it in a given country
political system
the institutions and processes by which a country is governed
complex system
a system with many interconnected and difficult-to-understand parts
axiomatic system
a logical framework in which conclusions are derived from stated basic assumptions
decimal system
a way of writing numbers that uses ten digits and place values based on ten
digestive system
the organs that break down food and make its nutrients available to the body
dynamic system
a system whose condition changes over time
dynamical system
a mathematical description of how a system's state evolves over time
immune system
the body's network of defenses against infection and other harmful agents
theological system
an organized set of religious beliefs and teachings
haphazard system
an arrangement of methods put together carelessly and without a consistent plan
harmonious system
an arrangement whose parts fit together without conflict
Noun + noun(14)
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banking system
the collection of banks and the arrangements through which they operate
buddy system
an arrangement in which people are paired to help or watch out for each other
caste system
a social structure in which inherited group membership determines people's position
classification system
an organized method of placing things into groups based on shared features
coordinate system
a framework that uses numbers to specify positions
drainage system
connected drains or channels that carry away unwanted water
hypertext system
a system organizing text as interconnected items joined by links
intercommunication system
a system that allows people in different rooms or locations to speak to one another
loudspeaker system
equipment that converts electrical signals into sound audible to an audience
numeration system
a system of symbols and rules for representing numbers
stereo system
sound equipment that reproduces separate audio channels through multiple speakers
system administrator
a person responsible for maintaining and managing computer or communications systems
transportation system
the connected vehicles, routes, and facilities used to move people or goods
exhaust system
the connected engine parts that carry away burned gases or steam