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apparatus

[ap-uh-rat-uhs, -rey-tuhs] / ˌæp əˈræt əs, -ˈreɪ təs /


NOUN
organization or system
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It directs the federal government to mobilize law enforcement resources, including the post-9/11 counterterrorism apparatus and Joint Terrorism Task Forces, against individuals and organizations that fall within these expansive categories.

From Salon

And it’s becoming more burdensome as the instability of America’s student-loan apparatus comes into sharp focus.

From The Wall Street Journal

"A three-day weekend in nature has a huge impact on our virus fighting apparatus and even a month later it can be 24% above baseline."

From BBC

He threw on a baby blue tie and brought the Belichick apparatus with him to North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal

Much of America’s statistical apparatus was designed starting in the New Deal era for a largely goods-based U.S. economy, while statistical agencies have experienced little, if any growth in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal