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apparatus

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


NOUN
organization or system
Synonyms


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Once Kansas City police have trained counterdrone personnel and installed detection equipment for soccer matches at Arrowhead Stadium, that capability does not disappear — it becomes part of the local security apparatus.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Dyszel built frames for neutron tracking detectors and assembled them within the experimental apparatus.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

On a mission to modernise the army, he took over an apparatus facing stretched air defences, financial uncertainty, stalled peace talks, recruitment problems and widespread bureaucracy and war fatigue.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Reza believes weakening the government's military and security apparatus could shift the balance of power.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

If this really is a police apparatus, here; if it’s what it asserts itself to be.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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